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COPYRIGHT DEPOSm 



A STUDY INSPIRIT 
WISDOM 



WRITTEN AND COMPILED 
BY 

PAUL W. TREWHTTT. 
II 



AUTOMATIC WRITING 



COPYRIGHT 1921 
B T PAUL W. TREWHITT 

The Temple Publishing Company 

626 D Street, Northwest 

WASHINGTON, D. 0. 



AUTHOR'S NOTE v ^r , < 

In offering this volume to the public I feel 
I would be doing the public, the intelligence 
that gave it, and myself, an injustice if it 
were withheld. 

This volume was received by myself in 
what is known as automatic writing, and no 
doubt all who read it* know something of 
automatic writing and the manner in which 
a medium is controlled. 

Automatic writing is the act of writing 
without using your own thoughts to dictate 
what should be written, but letting an un- 
seen intelligence, a spirit, control your hand 
and write. 

This intelligent force will express in writ- 
ing its thought, irrespective of your own 
mind. The words that are written come very 
fast, faster than you would be able to write 
and follow your own channel of thought and 
express them in words. 

The writer does not know, in most 
instances, what the next word that is to come 
will be, until the word is written; sometimes, 
however, writings will take on the form 
of inspiration, in that case whole sentences 
will come following each other in quick 
succession. '..* 



DEC 31 1921 
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AUTHOR'S NOTE 

When the message is completed by the in- 
telligence that controls my hand a name is 
properly affixed. 

The feeling I personally experience during 
the time the communication is being received 
is that of the mind being a perfect blank, the 
words coming without any effort upon my 
own part to call them into action and organize 
them to properly express the thought 
which I would like to convey. 

Usually I feel a certain amount of exhaus- 
tion when the writing ceases, but this exhaus- 
tion is only temporary; it soon leaves me and 
I feel no ill effects. 

My experience has been such that I am 
convinced the reason for so many incoherent 
expressions that so often come through auto- 
matic writing, table tipping, and the ojuia 
board, is due to the fact that the perceptive 
organs of the mind are untrained; these 
conditions surround the medium or the 
operators of the table or the ojuia board, the 
temperment of an individual or participant, 
and their environment. 

I am not giving this volume to the public 
as a literary effort, but I am giving it with a 
hope that the truth it contains will 7*each 



AUTHOR'S NOTE 

those with receptive minds who will be bene- 
fited by its teaching to the fullest measure. 

Some five years ago I commenced to receive 
automatic writings; at first the writings were 
ambiguous and incoherent, but gradually 
grew better until they took on form of 
personal advice or counsel. 

Among these writings of personal advice 
which were very plain to me because they 
related to my everyday life, were skits, para- 
graphs, and phrases which I could not at 
that time understand. 

After a period of two and one half years I 
received several messages to the effect that I 
was to write a book, and was advised it was 
in the personal advice and counsel I had 
received, and for me to compile this volume 
which I am now giving to the reader. 

On account of my inexperience in this line 
of endeavor I feel my inability to properly 
arrange and classify these writings under 
their proper captions. 

I therefore beg of the reader to consider 
the truths this volume contains, to this 
extent, that they may be to them a para- 
mount good. 

Paul W. Trewhett. 
September 1. 1921. 



PREFACE 

To enable us to procure for the human race 
a place in the material life that they can en- 
joy, we wish to establish certain truths. 

Down trodden humanity must be avenged 
in this respect; having for themselves such 
comforts that are accorded each and every 
one of (iod's children. 

To that end we are striving. 

As you are willing to be used in this direc- 
tion, we accord you a helping hand, which 
few in material life ever receive. 

Many people are helped where there is no 
credit given the Spirit Forces. 

To us credit does not appeal; we work in 
life's vineyard for the love of our fellow man. 

Seek then the field chosen for you, that 
you may not only prosper in the material, but 
also in the spiritual. 

With love and assurances 

of continued assistance, 

Your Guides aud Control. 



OOIsTTEiTTS 



INTRODUCTION 



Science 11 

Spiritualism 16 

Nature 17 

The Human Body 22 

Thought 28 

Intelligence 33 

The Infinite Mind 35 

Attraction 39 

Cause and Effect 40 

Scientific Study of Life 45 

Life 53 



THE STUDY 

Man Socially 62 

Man Spiritually 72 

Man's Awakening 78 

Spirit Comment 87 

Spirit Counsel 100 

Harmony 117 

Man's Development 1 28 

Man's Progression 141 

Spirit Teaching 154 



You shall conquer where you 

have failed, 
You shall reap where you have 

sown, 
And till the ground where clods 

are turned; 
The furrows be as driven snow. 
Your wish so cherished shall be 

blest, 
And heaven shall be your rest. 



SCIENCE 

SCIENCE reveals to man facts through the 
true application of law. 
In the great fields of scientific endeavor, the 
scientist in his special calling, is an emissary 
of the very highest order; he extends his 
work, disregarding you and me, and hammers 
away at the precious truths, which lie con- 
cealed by ignorance and folly. 

The scientist bedecks the laud with marks 
that can not be effaced, through, and by which 
future generations may, and will be led into 
paths less strewn with the pitfalls so com- 
mon to your people, into which they plunge 
headlong through ignorance. 

In the future when science shall have 
e raced from the basic prinei pies of spiritualism 
the distortions placed npm them, thereby 
getting a tinner footing upon which to build, 
great truths will come forth, truths so plain 
and simple, babes will see and understand. 



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SCIENCE 

When through scientific investigation ideas 
of the workings of nature come to man, they 
come all distorted by the work of so many 
people, who through ignorance of the power 
of thought, harness the waves into an ava- 
lanche which breaks into the thought 
chambers of the scientist. 

Matters not how hard he may strive to 
combat it, it wedges itself into his work in 
such manner he can not exactly understand 
his own cogitations. 

Were it not for the prejudices so rife with- 
in the minds of the general public, regarding 
the various views of scientific investigations, 
the country would reap untold benefits and 
the alms houses would henceforth be 
tenantless. 

However, prejudices do stalk the land, but 
shall give way to a free and more progressive 
thought. 



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SCIENCE 

In the scientific study of life a true work- 
ing basis is absolutely essential, and can be 
had by a close observation of nature, of which 
you are a part. 



Throughout all science you 
find the evolutions which come 
to you are marked with sacri- 
fice; the sacrifices are the essen- 
tials which embody the greatest 
good. 

Thought actions are produced 
in nature; such are the expres- 
sions in all life. 

Man plays his part in the ex- 
pression, and from these are 
gathered the great achievments 
of the ages. 



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SCIENCE 

A Scientist should be an im- 
partial being unmoved by arrog- 
ance and ignorance, knowing no 
doctrine or creed, a lover of 
righteous movements and the 
proper acknowledgment of 
justice. 

An intern pe rate a p p 1 ic at io n 
of desire will bring unto you 
an unjust equation of densities. 

Desire should be regulated 
by temperance. 

Intemperance will beget for 
you an over estimate of intent. 

The proper course of action 
is one of constant application 
to truth. 

In all life sacrifices come, and 

in the coming, you choose and 
mold your destinies, be it in 
whatever channel your mind 
may care to dwell. 



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SCIENCE 



In framing all laws which 
govern the material elements or 
the spiritual realms, the princi- 
ples of wisdom are made 
manifest. 

A presentation of facts are 
convincing and a conclusive 
evidence will bring about a 
general acceptance of truth. 

By research and study truths 
are established, and their effects 
are permanent. 

The embodiment of Truth is 
a tower of Hope. 



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SPIRITUALISM 



SPIRITUALISM is the stepping stone to 
the great possibilities that lie before you. 

No human mind can conceive, and no spirit 
can impress upon man the greatness of the 
Omnipotent Hand promulgating all life. 

No science, no creed, no human perception 
can in any way direct even a small ray of 
light upon this great Spirit philosophy. 

Spiritualism will take you through the 
far reaching sciences and when that is done 
it has only prepared you for the commence- 
ment of spirit research; for beyond this 
material vision of comprehension the field is 
so vast that only by spirit can man be 
enlightened as to his future progress. 



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NATURE 

The laws of God are immut- 
able and unchangeable, and as 
we are born under the law, we 
are to comply with the law, and 
reap the blessings commensurate 
with the keeping of the law. 

Search, then, dilligently the 
ways of God, for in them you 
have eternal peace and dominion. 

NATURE is the key note around which 
hang the various laws we recognize and 
realize as true revelations. 

The finger prints of nature are ever present, 
and repeating the same thing over and over 
again. 

In nature we find the various atoms of 
matter blended in different forms with 
different attributes all living and working 
under the same laws of cause and effect, 
attraction, repulsion, and the transformation 
processes. 



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NATURE 

Nature in all her various forms of life, the 
animal, vegitable, and mineral kingdoms, 
shows how strikingly her laws are enforced; 
working in the same groove, a complete system 
of growth, maturity, and the final transition. 

In all nature you will find intelligence, 
which is the culmination of the various forms 
of life essences. 

One within itself would not be of any 
consequence, but the culmination of these 
various life essences brings to yon an avowed 
intelligence. 

Each and every element has its affinity, 
and in due time comes forward by the ave- 
nues of intelligence in the birth of new forms. 

Thus you perceive the forces of the positive 
and negative, which carry with them two 
other forms, attraction and repulsion. 

In nature the seasons and years are mark- 
ers of time, mile posts in man's material 



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NATURE 

existence, whose progress is slow due to a 
mind not as yet, fully developed, awaiting 
its future by a scientific study of life. 

In -all animated nature man feels the 
presence and intelligence of life, the life 
that is never lost. 

Nature loves with all her strength, 
And might within her hand 
Rules supreme, in breadth and length, 
And rests, upon the strand. 

Nature all so pure and good, 
Gives to each and every man 
Just portions for his daily food 
Acd raiment from the land. 

At fireside and the hearthstone, 
Nature teaches, oh, so sweet 
The love notes of the new born, 
In twain do both loves meet. 

Nature gives to each new parent, 
Lessons for each to learn 
And sends them forth in patience, 
To bring their just return. 



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NATURE 

The flowers in spring time send 
forth their fragrance to the atmos- 
phere by the incoming gases enter- 
ing the cells of their bodies, so we 
as spirit entities drink in from the 
great fountain of love the semblence 
of His Majesty. 



It is just as essential for the life 
of the spirit to live by the love of 
the infinite as it is for the flower to 
breath the gases in the atmosphere 
to enable it to put forth its blossom. 



As there is no effort upon the part 
of the hyacinth to waft its fragrance 
so there is no effort upon the part 
of spirit to drink at Love's fountain. 



Nature is all sufficient to give 
forth her own, and through that 
channel new fields will open and 
new workers placed within the gates. 



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NATURE 

Reflex action in nature tends 
to distroy a harmful structure 
when they come in contact, 
rather than to build it. To over- 
come them, it is essential to hold 
aloof from all elements that 
would tend to disarm your best 
intentions and purposes. 

Truly the forces of nature are 
great, and an understanding of 
the beloved of nature will bring 
unto that one the lovely precepts 
and examples that teach and 
lead them in paths most 
beneficial. 



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THE HUMAN BODY 

T^HE human body is of a composite forma- 
* tion embracing in one form a structure 
in which the Infinite Mind, GrOD, can operate 
in this sphere of material elements. 

Throughout all creation, the crowned work 
of His love is made manifest in man. 

Into this composite form are gathered in- 
numerable life atoms which by their own 
nature link themselves together into one 
perfect mass, upon which the Master Hand 
has played His part in perfect Art, and in 
the ensemble has brought into action life, 
which will resound throughout the ages in 
His eternal love in song. 

By the operation of nature, sympathy is 
born within the structure which the great 
Infinite Mind, GOD, has organized. 

In this tabernacle of the soul should dwell 
that all permeating love of the Infinite 
Father. 



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THE HITMAN BODY 

In the treatise of the subject in hand you 
must first take into consideration the love of 
the Infinite Mind, 

In love abides all the attributes that make 
you one, cementing you into a fraternal 
brotherhood of kind deeds and noble thoughts 
vibrating in perfect unison, harmony, and in 
accord with the Divine Plan. 

In this manner the various life atoms are 
assembled, working together in a fraternal 
brotherhood, onti supporting the other, 
fashioning themselves after His own plan, and 
molding themselves into symmetrical lines. 

Thus the body is bora, composed of the 
various parts you term bone, cartilage, sinew 
and the like, all blended together, formed 
and attached, each relying upon the other, 
all takingcare of their own alloted work, per- 
forming their functions in perfect unison and 
harmony, and in accord with the Divine Plan. 



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THE HUMAN BODY 

It is plain that the life atoms which 
support the various particles that compose 
the bone are not the same life entities that 
compose the nails of the fingers, the hair 
and flesh. 

It is also shown that the flesh and hair, 
and other parts of the body are of the same 
life, but different expressions of that life, 
separate and distinct, each relying upon the 
other for support. 

These life atoms being of the same life but 
different expressions are so inter-allied that 
they come together and cling to each other. 

By the powers of perception you know 
what part of the body is injured, other parts 
having no grievance, dwell with each other 
in the same house in perfect harmony, peace, 
sympathy and love; — their perceptive poweis 
are limited. 

Throughout all the make-up of the human 



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THE HUMAN BODY 

body you find joined together substances you 
call bone, flesh, fat, and the like, and do not 
stop to consider that these substances are 
builded or joined into a composite mass by 
the innumerable life atoms which are in- 
telligent and active, ever in motion, causing 
vibrations which respond to nature and her 
laws. 

These little people we will call them, are 
peaceable, loveable, loyal and true, standing 
together in all true sympathy. 

When the trials of life come they stand 
together as a unit, brave, honest and fearless, 
showing unto you how perfect the Infinite 
Mind has molded into action their very being 
by His word. When one can no longer hold 
his place among his fellows and makes the 
transition, then it is his fellows take up the 
work, and repair the severed connection made 
in their home. 



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THE HUMAN BODY 

They do not let the right hand know what 
the left hand doeth. 

These little people set an example for the 
master of the household to show unto his 
fellows a general good will and a helping 
hand which should awaken a keen interest 
in his brother's welfare and comfort, and ho 
carry home the will of the Infinite Intelli- 
gence, or GOD. 




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THE HUMAN BODY 

In all of nature's work you see 
Beauty in all its wonderous tones, 
The rivers, lakes, flowers, and bees, 
Among the trees of nature sown. 

All the colors from morning's sky 
And setting of the evening's sun, 
Can the human mind with naked eye 
Perceive in nature all her own. 

The greatest of her works in part, 
Are on nature's canvas shown; 
Can you compare with human art, 
The human form in color tone? 

The human form, a living art, 
Standing forth in nature's all, 
A living image God imparts 
An exact image of His soul. 

He lives within the human mind, 
His soul dwells there supreme; 
Beckons, look within and find, 
The all true secret place for Him. 



THOUGHT 

From spirit all thoughts are 
born and enter the material 
arena, directing their actions in 
right doing, prompted by the 
will. 

T^HOUGHT based upon the theory that 

' it is an emanation of the human mind is 

false. "Thought is far above this materialistic 

view. The concentrated energies of the atomic 

life, atoms in nature, cause the principles of 

the perceptive organisms to move and act, 

which promulgates an active principle. 

You perceive then that the actions of the 
life atoms within the form, by desire and 
sensation, rule and govern the nature of 
thought. Thought then is an emanation 
coming from an active reality. 

When thoughts penetrate the avenues of 
reason they bring to you eventually a culmina- 
tion by the laws of cause and effect. 

You can not realize the worth of such 



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THOUGHT 

action because you have within you the ulti- 
mate or completed form. 

In spirit you watch the progressive action 
of thought coming from sensation by want 
or by desire of the atomic life atoms. They 
are cultivated in spirit and come into matter 
a born ultimate. 

All creative energies in nature are emana- 
tions of Deity. They evolve all the true 
principles which reflect the arts, sciences, 
and evolutions of matter. 

Evolution brings to you culminations in 
their various forms and in their true state of 
development. 

Thoughts then are divine attributes, and 
permeate the atmosphere of all climes. 

There is no limit to the action of thought; 
it is akin to time and space. 

Thought is and ever shall be a weapon of 
love and by the proper application of this 



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THOUGHT 

divine attribute men can climb to the highest 
peaks of success. To define thought would 
be to define God. As God is all Infinite you 
can go no farther than to have a true concep- 
tion of thought being the greatest of the 
Divine attributes. Thoughts come to you, 
not from the various life atoms of nature, but 
by the Divine workings of love. 

You then come to a realization of this fact: 
thoughts come to you, and in their coming, 
you determine your actions either good or bad. 

Man being a part of the all intelligent God, 
as you are taught by the greatest of all Seers, 
Jesus Christ; u in whom you live, move, and 
have your being" you are able to rectify the 
errors of perception through the divine 
attribute, love. Thought will soften, harden, 
multiply, or lay low. The great question 
then arises will you conquer or ruin, exalt 
or destroy. 



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THOUGHT 

If in harmony with Divine Love, the errors 
controlling your thought are overcome, mak- 
ing a clean, pure, true, and wholesome life. 



Thought forms are essential. From 
their impress upon the souls of men, 
actions are marked with deeds. 



Thought pouring in from every 
side is a thing to be prized and en- 
couraged. 

Wholesome thought will yield to 
every convincing argument and the 
fields of barren waste will be tilled 
by the ever progressive Idea. 



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THOUGHT 



Each season of the year by the 
avenues of thought, are brought 
to you new ideas and creations. 

Also movements are brought 
into action seemingly too fast 
for your comprehension to 
grasp. 

A rational mind will think. 
Without thought it will not 
beget a conclusion of any kind, 
rational or irrational. 

Take heed of thought and 
the expressions from which 
emanations come. 



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INTELLIGENCE 

IN all nature there is intelligence made 
manifest in the various forms. of life. 

Intelligence is closely allied to thought, 
and is the manifestation of the coming to- 
gether of the culmination of Life's essences. 

Thought is the culmination of desire or 
sensation of the life atoms made manifest. 

Thought, theu, is the off-spring of both 
the material and the spiritual, while Intelli- 
geuce is of Spirit alone. 

By intelligence thought is harnessed and 
sent upon its mission. 

You have the intelligence of man, of the 
beast of the field, of the fowls of the air, as 
well as the inanimate things of life. 

These intelligences are so inter-allied that 
you are enabled to trace them to the fountain 
of all knowledge and wisdom, the Infinite 
Intelligence, GOD. 

So you find man an emanation of the Deity 



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INTELLIGENCE 

a God, as it were, whose intelligence is the 
successful culmination of the lower forms to 
higher attainments, promulgated from time 
to time through the avenues of progression. 

It is very plain then that to think properly 
is to harness the powers of thought intelli- 
gently. 



Intelligence in nature in all her 

forms, 
Reflect in her a higher life; 
Wherein all power is forever 

born 
To crush the prevalent works 

of strife. 

Will hatred, selfish thought be 

torn 
From within the heart of every 

man, 
And stronger purposes unfold 
To better help where e' re it can? 



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THE INFINITE MIND 

THE mind, or intelligence, of all forms of 
life is Deity, or GOD. 

The Arts, and Sciences, are reflections of 
this great and true, all-perfect principle, 
made manifest to man in, and through, the 
all-creative energies. 

Wisdom is displayed in all the works of 
nature and shows the love with which nature 
has displayed her skill. 

Wisdom and love are the key notes upon 
which rest all the true happiness of man. 

You know of a truth, love abounds, for in 
nature the laws are in perfect harmony, all 
working in perfect unison. 

In the spiritual realm man is molded into 
a perfect oneness. This oneness begets 
strength of such magnitude and power, its 
influence is felt upon nations and men. 

The cleansing of nations must come from 
this oneness of might and power. 



THE INFINITE MINI) 

Great political and religious out-bursts as 
well as wars are from the occult or unseen 
forces. 

Love is the great weapon which the Infinite 
Mind has given to man with which to conquer 
his own errors. 

(rod's will is paramount and supreme. 

His laws are just and true, and all hearts 
will, in time proclaim the glory of His love. 




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THE INFINITE MIND 




God is as infinite as all of time 

and space, 
His Hand is ever leading you 

unto the land of grace. 
Will you proclaim His Holy 

Works, and ne'er will disdain 
To answer every call of His, 

and proclaim His Holy Name? 
Men falter by the wayside near, 

and in their seeking fame 
Hover o'er the broken paths 

without a heart throb pain. 
Men seek the shelter of His Love, 

and hope with Him to reign, 
But none can look upon His 

Face 'til they are pure again. 




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THE INFINITE MINI) 




God is all one perfect love, and 

from His Grace untold, 
Men are born and reared as one, 

within a common fold. 
Every one must reap the acts, 

they themselves have sown; 
Their every act, and deed, are 

entirely their own. 
Their future then, releasing 

them, and from His Hand of 
old, 
Go forth into History, their 

destinies to mold. 




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ATTRACTION 

HP HERE is no law in nature more potently 
*■ brought home to man than the law of 
attraction unless it be the law of gravity. 

The law of gravity holds the same relation 
to the law of attraction as thought does to 
the law of intelligence. 

By the laws of attraction you are conceived. 

Through the laws of gravity you are born. 

In applying the law of attraction you dis- 
cover the cause of your environment. It is a 
generally accepted fact, and is true, that you 
are spiritual and therefore attract to you such 
spiritual entities as are akin to your own. 

The little birds perched far above, 
Attract by mirth and song, 
True men who with a fervent love, 
Listen as they pass along. 

You attract loved ones the same 
As birds with their mirthful song, 
And bring to you. your dear ones 
Who help you inarch along. 



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CAUSE AND EFFECT 

TN forming any plan or arrangement you 
■*- work from a cause that prompts your 
action, which when brought into play, will 
execute your desire and in course of time an 
effect of the cause is an accomplished fact. 

When thought penetrates the avenues of 
reason, reaching intelligence, it is by the laws 
of attraction that the thought has reached its 
ally or affinity, reverting back through the 
avenues of mind, bringing to you eventually 
the culmination of your desire. 

In making your investigations you will 
find that intelligence has the power of deduc- 
tion; deductions, thoughts; thoughts, causes; 
and causes, effects. 

In the promulgation of all life it is found 
that the same Laws are brought into action, 
each relying upon the other, all conforming 
to a great, true, basic principle. 

From a true basic principle all laws work 



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CAUSE AND EFFECT 

in uoison and harmony thereby reaping a 
perfect effect. From these unchangeable 
principles you find nature working in all 
forms of life under the laws of cause and effect. 

Beyond the com prehension of 
man's intellect, the forces of law 
are perfect in action and accu- 
rate in construction. The evolu- 
tions of matter are the same at 
all times and unchangeable. 

In the culmination of the various 
life forces man stands out in 
material life an instrument for 
good, unlike his creator in form 
but like Him in power. 

The onward progress of power 
is the constant progression of 
thought. All powers by their 
expression are emanations of 
the Divine Will and the reser- 
voir for the sustenance of man. 



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CAUSE AND EFFECT 

The evolution of one's will is 
astounding and the inability of 
the mind to grasp the greatness 
of the power keeps you day to 
day in ignorance. 

The same to-day will not be 
the same to-morrow. Each new 
cause produces a new effect, one 
act leading unto another until 
the die is cast. 



The advent of each spirit in 
the material w r orld, is marked 
with its previous personality. 

Retrogression is impossible, 
but progression is an assured 
out-growth of all forms of life. 

As life comes without the 
asking so does maintenance 
come by the same law. 



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CAUSE AND EFFECT 

A cause is not the effect, but 
the creator; unlike the cause in 
form but like it in power. 

Memory anchors all forms of 
deceit, malice, and envy, while it 
also anchors truth and unselfish 
motives. 




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CAUSE AND EFFECT 



The knowledge that you all possess 
Comes by the given law. 
Deeply anchored within the breast, 
Knowledge there for all. 

The cause for this is very plain — 
Beneath the fertile mind, 
Man dwells supreme, deep within 
Knowledge there for all. 

The effect you find on every hand — 
Unlike the man you see, 
He shows his skill in every land, 
A useful man is he. 

His work goes on unto the end 
When comes a change with thee, 
You cease your toil, then ascend 
And you a spirit be. 

Reap the seeds that you have sown 
And work to higher realms 
Change again, and then again, 
Unto your perfect self. 



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SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF LIFE 

I N the scientific study of life the selective 
* and inductive methods are the safest and 
best forms of procedure, drawing your deduc- 
tions from demonstrated facts in nature. 

A true working basis is absolutely essential 
aud can only be had by a close observation 
of nature around you. 

Nature's laws are true and when complied 
with you reap a perfect effect. 

When you deviate from the law your 
hypothesis will lead you into labyrinths of 
error into which truth can never enter. 

You find by natural conditions that you 
are a communicative and social being, with 
mind channels expanded, which enables you 
to receive impressions of spirit thought ema- 
nating from the kingdom of knowledge and 
wisdom, which are reflections from the Infinite 
Mind who has created laws which are un- 
changeable and true. These laws are of such 



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SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF LIFE 

magnitude that you stand in awe, and wonder 
at their grandeur. 

Impressions are the factors dominating the 
world forces. Were it not for the fact that 
the work of the past ages has developed your 
mind until to-day you have mastered the 
product of thought action, Spirit could not 
reach man and develop the great things that 
face you to-day. 

The aim and object of Spirit is to further 
the great truths that lie in the recesses of 
nature, and when the willing hands are at 
work an unlimited field stands open for active 
duty. 

The scientific study of life brings you 
within the bounds of human reason and does 
away with all forms of deception. At the 
same time it enhances your scope of mental 
attainment. 

The resources of the Infinite Mind are 



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at your command and enrich your own 
perceptions. Thus you can reason from 
logical view points and receive a degree of 
truth you could not in any other way attain. 

The cosmic workings of nature are based 
upon a given law, or truth. 

Truth is the everlasting rock of ages upon 
which the foundations of all life are built. 

It is the essence of the everlasting GOD. 

As thought emanates from its various 
sources in life so truth emanates from the 
Divine Father of all life. 

Truth marks the shadows where the erring 
stop to rest and points the path to an eternal 
life of joy, peace, and comfort. 

As the shadows fall upon the path- way of 
life and the clouds hide the sun at noon-day, 
Truth marks the way for the morning's dawn 
and crowns the effort with joy. 

Truth is eternal, as God is eternal. As man 



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goes forward in the progressions of life his 
foot- prints are left in the sands of time for 
the guidance of others through the many 
changes in life's history. 

Truth knocks at the door of the un- 
prejudiced and calls to the unselfish, beckons 
to the pure in heart and reveals its beauty 
in nature. The unerring truth in nature 
teaches man the way he should go and this 
intelligence shall lead him unerringly. 

As the fields ripen in their season and the 
flowers bloom within their month, so the sun, 
moon and stars keep their relative positions 
within the firmament, 

God's laws are unerring. God's laws are 
just. God's laws are truth. Who shall say 
the laws of God are unjust? Who shall say 
the law of God changeth? Who shall say the 
laws of God emanate from a changeable 
intelligence? 



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Reason points out the treacherous paths of 
a self-ordained creed or doctrine, and directs 
the ways of intelligence in nature's path of 
law and truth. 

Why nature's paths? From nature all is, 
that is. In the present chaos of man's exist- 
ence, he being a part of nature, he is led by 
the foot-prints in nature's fields. 

When you travel through the various lands 
you mark the contrasts in the various forms 
of nature which you meet on your journey, 
just the same as reason encounters the vari- 
ous marks of time upon the mental status of 
man. Within the hand of every traveler or 
explorer, the compass is a constant compan- 
ion and guide, so do the unerring laws of 
nature point the ways of life. 

You may gather shells upon the sea shore 
and scatter them upon the path- way of life 
even unto vour home. 



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Von may gather the lillies of the field and 
bedeck your path with their fragrance, but, 
ere the sun has set, the lillies have lost their 
freshness and the shell its place upon the 
barren fields of waste. 

The true forms of life are the reflections of 
the one life. The true worth of a man's charac- 
ter is this expression in his material actions. 

The rich and the poor dwell in the same 
house together, true to the master of that 
house, reflecting their lives in their respective 
spheres. 

The true character of a life is exemplified 
in the actions of the form and reflects the 
true principles of an inner consciousness by 
their actions among men. 

The judgment of men availeth nothing in 
man's restoration neither can man's judgment 
lead men into the avenues of a useful reality 
nor can man's judgment set the principles of 



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nature to his own liking, but, ere the race is 
run acknowledgment should come for the 
guidance of man. 

It is useless to recommend any given law 
whereby you can attain the high degree 
which all men should strive. to attain; because 
of the different environments under which 
they live. The one law would not suffice for 
all, for each one moves and acts within his 
own domain of action. But it is safe to say, 
if each and every one would strive to attain 
a certain degree of enlightenment which 
would heighten his spiritual being, he would 
ere loug achieve a recognizable perception of 
a perfect way that would mold his life into a 
perfect accord with the laws of nature. 

In all the scope of one's mental attainment 
there is none staple save one, the law of retri- 
bution and compensation. By this law all 
mental calibers are harmonized and molded, 



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pouring out their own essences upon life 
forces which bring into action the highest 
forms of endeavor. Without the law of retribu- 
tion and compensation all forms of life would 
be blasted into fragments from which no truth 
could ever come. 

To safeguard the welfare of all peoples 
living in the different climes of the world, 
there are laws pre-eminent in which all truth 
abound, and from these laws all forces are 
held at the command of nature. 

All Celestial and Terrestial forces are in 
abeyance to this great true life and power. 

The progressive elements of your sphere 
only emphasize the truth of this assertion. 

You then come to an all important truth 
that all life is an off-spring of the one great 
life, the source of all forms both of spirit 
and of matter. 






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I N taking up the great questions of life, and 
* all tilings pertaining there-to, you take up 
the work which should be in the breast of 
each and every one of creation. 

A great principle and a basic idea under-lie 
all, and in due time the truth worth of an 
earnest heart will shine forth with revelations, 
that will permeate every avenue of useful 
endeavor. 

You can not divide the truth from the 
light, they are inseparable, but you can so 
cloud the light with untruth that a seeming 
dogma is the only logical basic principle upon 
which to build a spiritual super-structure. 

Each and every edifice so built can not 
stand, but lay in waste upon the sands of time. 

The only super-structure that can stand, 
and hold the great edifice of spiritual en- 
lightenment, can only be built upon Truth. 

The true basic principle can only be 



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obtained by the study of nature, because 
there is nothing that now is. or ever shall be, 
but what comes from the spirit side of life. 

The unseen man harnesses his thoughts into 
acts, and develops the Spirit's conceptions. 

As thought is an emanation of love, and 
love is of God, it is plain that all progress 
made by man is not of his own ingenuity, but 
promptings emanating from Spirit that domi- 
nate the life of man. 

When men lay aside the workings of Spirit 
they become egotistical and self-willed and 
trusting to their own strength they soon 
balk in their progression. 

You do not go in all directions at once, you 
are dominated by force, and your course is a 
direct one: you can combat that force and 
theieby encounter that which comes to the 
egotistical and self-willed. 

One can not expect to prosper in life who 



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by bis own actions shows unto others that 
his own inclinations are self-emanations. This 
being true, you should accept inspiration. 

Inspiration is a guiding star to a thoughtful 
soul, who by his actions, attracts unto himself 
the inspired help of the ages, cancelling all 
self-conceit and egotism; going forward, dis- 
pensing unto his fellows that which in due 
time will yield unto them a rich harvest. 

The virtues embodied in man are many, 
and when applied make for him recognition 
in all branches of endeavor. The virtues so 
often noted are stamped within the fore-head 
and can never be erased. These virtues are 
brought forth in course of time, and stand 
for all that is good and true. 

Remember the acts of man reveal the in- 
ward conscience or soul, if no progress is made 
in the material life to overcome one's faults 
there is no progress spiritually, but when 



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you overcome the so-called inherent traits, 
then your progress is most evident. 

All deductions coming from nature and 
her laws lead you to a consciousness of fact, 
and new laws will dawn upon you. 

Psychological facts are demonstrated day 
by day, but spirit manifestations do not come 
so easily; it takes time, perseverance and 
patience. The road is of such importance in 
the going and coining, that the spirits try 
time and again to find those in whom they 
can place confidence. 

In starting out in this undertaking the 
work will depend largely upon your efforts to 
understand the environment in which you 
labor. This is accomplished by study of self, 
and the application of higher thought, en- 
grafting it into your real self, and making it 
manifest in your material life. This will 
bring unto you higher forces which will 



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reveal to you the great truths that come 
from the Most High. 

Spirit recognizes every effort made in over- 
coming the errors of one's life, and will aid 
and assist in reaching a goal of usefulness 
and the establishment of a brotherhood in 
the material life, which by your own conduct 
will reveal the everlasting principles of life, 
"LOVE." May you by your every-day life 
exemplify to your fellows the principles of 
brotherly love and affection, before which all 
hate, envy and malice will melt as time rolls 
on. The time will come when the clergy of 
your land will be glad to embrace and receive 
the good tidings that come to those who 
earnestly seek light by the avenues of truth 
and reason. 

By reflection there will eventually 
come a time when great works will be 
done, and through these demonstrations 



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thousands will be led to see and realize their 
oneness with the Supreme Being. 

We truly wish all who are in the study 
could understand with a true clearness the 
operations through which we, as Spirit, work. 

All impatience would become true recon- 
ciliation, and your endeavors would be 
crowned with greater success. 

Never marvel at unseeming slowness; your 
development must of neccesity come that way. 

The greatest seers that have come to the 
world, up to the present time, have not been 
born over night. It has taken time and study 
to prepare them for the great work. 

Through the law of cause and effect the 
truth will be handed down from plane to 
plane until it reaches the one who in love 
divine, will receive it with a thankful heart. 

Be true, be (dean, be pure; love with that 
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Upon the earth plane it behooves each and 
every one to do their duty to God and man. 

In all your endeavors seek for that which 
is good. You want the best; seek that which 
will stand the test of time; for a useful man 
will act becoming his station. 

A man's worth lies in his activity. 

Opportunities do not come at every turn of 
the road, but when the gate is ajar then it is 
that the true road is made clear and an open 
field is presented to view. The path-way is 
clear to each and every one, to the young and 
old alike; all agree in perfect accord to the 
Tightness and justness of things — but, when 
it comes to conforming to the Truth the weight 
is hung and the balances drawn to one side. 

Kach and every one should practice the 
principles of charity, benevolence and love. 

When these are practiced in spirit and 
truth, they beget a tender heart that melts, and 



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pours out mercies to those, who by neglect, 
thoughtlessness and wretchedness, are bound 
to averice and greed. Charity, benevolence 
and love reach far into the recesses of the 
inner man, and bring out from within him 
that good which shines as a beacon light to 
the wayward mariner, — TRUTH. 

The spirit of love comes within the aura of 
man and helps him to attain higher ideals 
and nobler purposes; imbuing him with re- 
newed energy, vim and vigor, which are 
essential in dealing with the problems of life. 

In reaching down through the ages you find 
the great fountain of love is built of knowl- 
edge and wisdom and exemplified in man by 
the proper recognition of its origin. Garner 
in the riches that lie before you, ever strive 
to be active and alert; welcome ail and trust 
the good. 



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Say to the east whence comes your beauty? 
Say to the west whence comes your power? 

The answer will come in unmistakable 
terms,— LOVE. 




Seasons of the year come and 
go in order, blending one into 
the other and gradually chang- 
ing until the maximum is 
reached. 




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Stimulate your endeavors by 
action, that true principles may 
come forward in such form as to 
organize each and every indi- 
vidual in material life into a 
oneness of principle. 

r I "HE fragrance of one's character is in the 
* relationship borne to society. 

The fragrance can be a sweet essence which 
is everlasting, or it can be a sweet essence 
that soon passes away; matters not the 
fragrance if you, as children, will improve 
each passing moment to the conditions of a 
devoted friendship. 

The fostered enterprises that come among 
the masses in the social realms of life to-day, 
are of such character as to further plunge 
the masses of society into deeper entangle- 
ments caused by selfishness, and an egotisti- 
cal desire upon the part of the founders of 
all such institutions. 



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You can not conceive now of any institu- 
tion that fosters the true brotherhood of a 
contented people; on the other hand, they 
bring, in the course of time, discontent and 
antagonism. 

The average intelligence of man is at 
present attached to that level which he him- 
self desires and nothing more. 

The usual foundations upon which men 
work to-day is to accomplish, not general good 
will among the social world of human en- 
deavors, but to apply the knowledge they 
receive for their own comfort and benefit. 

The spirit of man should not take cogni- 
zance of what men will think of their acts 
and deeds, but look forward with a loving 
impulse to spread their knowledge, to the 
general comfort of the human race. 

In the school of experiences within the 
mortal sphere you find all classes af mental 



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attainments, working in grooves peculiar to 
their own character, unmindful of the great 
spiritual up-lift that shall come, and under 
whose guidance the Master Mind, GOD, will 
bring to an equilibrium, like unto his own 
unselfish love. Thus will the rights of every 
man be adjusted aud all His people will be- 
come energetic men who will develop minds 
of power, with the unerring guidance of 
unselfish personalities. Before these adjust- 
ments come, men must look within to the 
great inner life for their guide instead of 
the gold in which the present generations 
are entangled. Many men and women leave 
their benefactors because of the increased 
compensation they receive in the transfer, or 
having served a term of employment with 
their benefactor embark in a like enterprise 
and in a great many instances carry with 
them the benefator's clientele. This is wrong. 



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In the foregoing citation it is not intended 
it should be brought into this forecast 
because of its foreign element or unsound 
basic idea, but only to show the trend of the 
human mind to gather unto itself as much as 
is possible for it to obtain. 

The gulf that now spans the nations of all 
climes is the result of causes spread over 
periods of time, which is working to a perfect 
equilibrium of a brotherhood of useful people. 

The catastrophes of time could be averted 
but the many who form the ever ready list 
of human energy stop short of their relation- 
ship to all that is ennobling, thereby wielding 
uncertain conditions in your active daily rela- 
tions one to another. Do not reckon with 
irregularities however, but to the contrary let 
your future be outlined with system and 
regular actions; time well spent in any line 
of duty will be more far-reaching than to 



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place it upon many questions which would 
entail a multiple of energy. 

Apply your energies in one channel at a 
time, and then as the project matures, new 
fields will naturally springforth as the mush- 
room with its delicatessen flavor. 

Harness your activities to one thought and 
action, and in due season the other things 
will be opened to you as beautifully as thn 
flowers in spring time that welcome the morn- 
ing's sun. The result rests within the breast 
of man, conquer self and the battle is won. 

We entreat all to foster the profoundly 
good traits of character, to harness their own 
inclinations, to harmonize all differences. 

In this way and manner, all true relation- 
ships will be accomplished and all true 
purposes attained. 

The many failures in life are accountable 
to self, for upon self there are so many 



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perplexities that none can achieve personal 
success in self reliance alone. 

The influences of men are of no avail in 
developing the inner senses of one's being; 
it can only be attained by spirit attunernent. 

We can not for the moment conceive of any 
set rule or regulation that would in any way 
assure any one success in attaining a high 
spiritual growth, but there is a way which 
will lead tru ly and surely, and that is through 
the inner ego of your being. Upon this inner 
ego rests your all in life; upon this inner ego 
rests the future of all souls in the material 
realms of space; upon this inner ego rests 
the dictating influences of power. 

You may falter by the wayside on the 
journey to the calvary of your own being, 
but you will conquer as the Christ conquered 
the things that came to Him. 

When spiritual inspirations commence to 



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come to man, it is then that a true knowledge 
is unfolding in its many beauties. 

The master pieces of Beethoven and others 
are marked with their character of expression, 
the innermost feeling being brought to the 
surface of an im passionate being. 

The outgrowth of such appeals are felt 
throughout the land, and the outcome of their 
realism are perpetual and lasting. 

You can reason from any angle or view 
point, but unless the reasoning comes from 
an inward expression of feeling, your deep 
expression will be lost, and your achievement 
will be defeated by lack of character. 

The inward impulses are marks of inward 
consciousness and the act of any one is the 
expression. An inward consciousness of right 
will truly bring to you an expression of the 
inner reality, and your character will bespeak 
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The note-worthy actions of all geniuses 
are reflected inward relationships with like 
entities. The genius may not be the fall, 
and honest being that should characterize all 
people, but their genius will and does denote 
the inner relationship they bear to a like 
entity. 

In this atmosphere of conscious realities 
you will find that the attractions of thought 
in any line will bring unto you a relationship 
like unto its own; yet, the individual genius 
will develop or show a regard for things less 
potent than his ingenius trend. 

To harmonize then all differences in one's 
nature is a hard matter to accomplish and 
takes time, much diligent thought, study and 
application. 

When you frown upon the relationship of 
an individual, who through want of proper 
culture, or for want of proper enlightenment 



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upon certain truths, you do not stop to con- 
sider the hidden potentialities that lie within, 
and in due season will spring forth in an 
awkward atmosphere of discontent. 

This condition you find so much in the 
homes of individual families, who for lack of 
sympathy go spell-bound upon their own line 
of reasoning, forgetting the growth of a mis- 
judged mind. 

You who reason with self upon any popular 
topic of the day must look well into the mean- 
ing of the subject matter, for in failing to 
properly diagnose the true impulse you loose 
your prestige and right of adjustment. 

In a more common language you fail to 
grasp the impending dangers and forestall 
the crafty in the hour when results could be 
achieved and a more restful solution prevail. 



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Do you think your life is all, 
And all else fade in time? 

Do you think you ne'er shall fall, 
And hold all life sublime? 

You are to give to living men, 
Who give and take as one, 

Happiness and cheer, you send, 
And thus your duty is done. 

Do not hoard your thoughts and gold, 
But give as you receive, 

A thousand fold then you have won 
When thus you can believe. 

(rive to those who need your care 
So all can see your light, 

And know your life, just and fair, 
Makes love shine forth so bright. 



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We do not wish to dwell upon 
the untruth but rather the 
truth, that you should know 
the way of divine light which 
beckons in a way needful to you. 

MEN are leaders among their fellow men 
but not leaders of spiritual truths; 
spiritual truths are of the spirit; material 
truths are of man. 

It is impossible to enter the sanctuary of 
the Most High until you bring your own soul 
in harmony with His perfection. 

In the course of life a progression is noted 
by the digressions of man, as in the primitive 
period when God, the Infinite Intelligence, 
placed the fore-fathers of your country in 
the material realm, thereby establishing the 
fact that man has fallen from his high estate. 

Thus you are here and from time to time 
you have been coming and going through the 



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agvs, until now, selfishness and egotistical 
pride has brought you to the money king, 
whereby thousands of men have been led to 
battle, and the fields are strewn with the dead. 

Every life is based upon certain principles 
which are true and unchangeable; this 
principle is Truth. 

Every soul is free, but error has crept in 
among the true, and the human family is 
infected with the dread of sickness and the 
true principle blurred and besmeared with 
filth and slime; yet, the true principle ever 
lives and the filth and slim can be blotted out 
and your soul become clean once more. 

There is no blood that can cleans you; there 
is no life that can die for you; therefore the 
slime and filth must be forever washed away. 

The true teachings of the Master go to 
show the human family that selfishness and 
egotistical pride are the worst forms of 



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uncleanliness, and ere you can begin to let 
the bright spots in your nature shine forth, 
you must listen to the inner voice and be led 
by it into the truth; but, so long as avarice 
and greed play their part so long will the 
delivering hand be withheld. 

The morning's dawn upon each new day 
sheds its light upon the morrow with the light 
that was born yesterday; the light you bring 
forth to-day will go out in history to-morrow, 
so day by day your impulses, desires and 
selfish expressions mold themselves into the 
gold and silver dollars of to-morrow; and, 
through every walk of your daily routine, no 
thought is ever lost nor act laid aside. 

The great smelter's pot is ever boiling, and 
the new coin is each day molded into its 
purchase power. The gold which you 
contribute into the smelter's pot is 
altogether of your own making, and as one of 

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God's children your efforts are counted. 

When the time comes for your transition, 
for in your Father's house are many mansions, 
you go and take up new duties which your 
daily accumulations have wrought, and cash 
from the smelter's pot of the material elements 
that which you have invested and thus pur- 
chase your new inheritance. 

Your new duties are pleasant and agreeable 
as were your duties pleasant and agreeable 
in earth life, thus you continue blending 
your efforts, working your way into a perfect 
union with the all-true life of God. 

To foster a true relationship with the 
Infinite Mind, GOD, take your daily actions 
to task, for each and every act is and ever 
will remain, until the laws of retribution and 
compensation are fully met, ounce for ounce, 
and tithe for tithe; one must offset the other. 

You are placed in the material life to work 



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oat the destiny of your inner self, and the 
Infinite Mind, God, has invested you with a 
body, with its millions of precious life entities 
whose life is as precious to them as your own 
is to you. 

Their perceptions are limited and rightly 
so for they rely upon you as their master for 
proper conduct. 

In all life, material and spiritual, you are 
co-operative beings instead of selfish individ- 
uals. Man should harmonize his strained 
relationship to meet with God's true, perfect 
life. When the laws of retribution and 
compensation are fully met, you go forth 
again to fight the battle of a new day and 
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(rod's loving nature is all supreme 
In all things he has made; 

His image reflects in nature's green 
And life that does not fade. 

Your soul is His in spirit all, 
The reflects good and true, 

From your thoughts all seed fall — 
Your harvest then a richer hue! 

You reap your harvest, good or bad, 
Just as you will it should; 

Think and act, become a lad, 
Whose honest worth is truly good. 




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The awakening era of knowl- 
edge brings spirits into a rela- 
tionship with self, and all out 
bursts of former existences are 
felt in each new advent of time. 

T^HE Holy Cross is a term applied to the 
* cross upon which the Master was cruci- 
fied; upon this cross was exemplified the hate 
and anger of the Jews, and the forgiving 
spirit of the Master. 

The crusifiction of Christ was a foreshadow- 
ing of the oncoming religious beliefs and 
dogmatic ideas of to-day; it was also the 
awakening of a new set of thoughts and un- 
sophisticated deductions. It did not usher in 
anything to bring about a peaceful surround- 
ing save the religions classified under their var- 
ious heads that mark the man-power of self, 
and who have thrust their own minds upon the 
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Time foretells all things, and the moment 
man in his own interest promulgates and 
fosters for self alone, it is then the weak 
falter by the wayside. No ingenuity of man 
can accomplish by his own mode of thinking, 
because the laws of nature do not work in 
that groove. Natures laws are in harmony 
and love with her, and man being a part of 
nature spontaneously imbibes of her pure 
essences. If it were not so the whole world 
would be in a state of utter chaos. 

If man, individually, would stop long 
enough to forsake all else and cling to the 
law that is unchangeable and immovable, 
letting all superficial ideas forever rest in 
the should be forgotten past, time, money, 
life and property would be saved. 

It is wise and judicious that man should 
reach out and clothe his fellows in the war 
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impulses are not aroused within the breast 
of the donor or the receiver, and the donor 
in after time should be so encompassed as to 
have his own life impaired. In every move 
and action there is some degree of harmony 
and from it peace will come eventually. 

The millions of people of your land are 
hungry for the clean and pure truth, the 
true and glorious truths which sustain all 
right living and thinking. 

When you have harnessed all the forces for 
which you are striving,you grow day by day 
into higher light. Do not think for one 
moment, that any personal credit of man 
should in any way lift him above the rank 
and file of human endeavor; it is the inward 
impulses of the soul or inner-self, that will 
bring you higher each day in your material 
existence, and not a personal gratification of 
desire. Each and every move or action, each 



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and every word spoken, each and every turn, 
springs from the dictates of your inner self. 

In all the walks of life you endeavor to lift 
a weight; it matters not how heavy the object 
may be, nor if it be tangible or intangible 
when the time comes for action you do not 
stop to think if the undertaking is burden- 
some, but start into action your thinking 
powers and act. The consequence is you are 
enabled to accomplish the desired object 
through your own capacity to think. 

The power of thought was fully known at 
the time of Christ for he rebuked and forgave 
on the eve of his crucifixion. 

There is a subject facing you to-day as 
men and women which calls for the greatest 
that lies within you; — thoughts created by 
pure and undefiled hearts. 

The great spiritual truths before you are 
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In man's awakening the material will be 
taken care of in the same manner as the 
spiritual; directors will lead in both; the two 
go hand in hand, and as the steps of knowl- 
edge and wisdom are mounted you shall climb 
the ascending steps of usefulness in your 
material walks of life. 

It is not necessary to sacrifice one for the 
other; neither should one be neglected in any 
event, but battle away at lifes problems in a 
masterly way, trusting to a continued guid- 
ance of a divine hand, that will lead you 
forward through the years to come, and direct 
you at each cross-road into the path of knowl- 
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The moth destroys where it 
listeth, an unclean soul will 
blight where it stingeth. Life 
is sweet in all its essences and 
should be kept so by your own 
perceptions. 

The worth of well doing is in 
the satisfaction you attain in 
the action, and not by self praise. 
The true character of any one 
is in evidence when it comes to 
personal achievements. 

In research and study apply 
the truths that compose a com- 
ponent part; then proof comes 
that truth abides in the all per- 
fect in nature. 

You can not fathom the depth 
nor scope of man's capabilities 
along the line of right thinking, 
and the creation of just, true, 
and perfect thought entities. 



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Morality is an expression of 
an inner consciousness of right, 
and the expression comes forth 
by the promptings of that con- 
sciousness. 

The inner light is Divine and 
should forever be kept in its 
pure state, and held in perfect 
unison so the material self will 
listen to the inner being. 

It is not the triangle that 
sends off the sound, but the 
action that brought it into play. 
If the act were never created 
the angle would have remained 
mute. 

In the concourse of time you 
should watch the progress of 
each and every form of life; by 
their actions you can com- 
prehend the true principles of 
nature. 



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The true principles of nature 
are unerring and the result is 
at all times sure. Study nature 
in all her forms and reap for 
self a better understanding of 
the principles of life. 

Remain at all times true and 
steadfast for the God of all truth 
and righteousness to guide and 
direct your every foot-step; re- 
member always the true are 
tried in the balances of time. 

The true vine is known by its 
fruit and is nourished in the 
way of perceptive knowledge. 

It is right and just that the 
ways of knowledge be founded 
only through useful endeavor; 
otherwise knowledge would 
loose its savor and the recipient 
his activity. 



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Idealism is a true merit; it 
stands as a guiding star in man's 
destiny and opens up to him 
the higher knowledge. 

You can readily accomplish 
your desires by continued appli- 
cation of your work in all 
branches of research and study. 

Opportunities come at various 
times; make the best of condi- 
tions and honor the dawning 
of more noble purposes in work- 
ing out your social problems. 

We would you should ever 
acknowledge the profound 
truths that face you as men and 
women, for in that acknowledg- 
ment you open up larger fields 
of useful endeavor. 



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THE great world war through which you 
have emerged has beeu a blessing to 
humanity from a spiritual stand point. 

With all the atrocities that go with all wars 
of such character, there will be a ten fold 
return in cementing the surviving members 
of the great conflict closer together than it 
has ever been in the history of mankind. 

Those who have not tasted the bitter war- 
fare in the front line trenches, will be the 
last to feel for his fellow man that which will 
inspire the comrade by his side. 

Little do you know, who have stayed at 
home and lived in peace, the sacrifices that 
have gone up on Liberty's alter. Little do 
you know who have gone to the shops in the 
morning at a living wage, with peaceful 
surroundings, the hell and carnage that ex- 
isted on the battle field. 

All this will come home to you, and should 



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cement you as a whole into one brotherhood 
and u One Common Cause." 

Man is and ever will be a complication of 
existences, of life essences or forces, and 
under such conditions can only be brought 
to a true understanding of his being by a 
continued and persistent struggle. This has 
been since the time of Cain and Able and 
will be for some time to come, but at each 
new era men will be brought closer together 
by lessons or experiences well paid for. 

It is not necessary to go over the past 
decades to show the bitter strife, prejudices, 
hatred, malice and greed that have entered 
into man's contentions; it is indelibly stamped 
upon your minds. 

Through all the past ages the contentions 
for which men fought, have been each time for 
greater and more noble principles which are 
spiritual. 



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The overtures for peace brought hope, and 
hope brought to you the realization that truth 
shall prevail. 

We would that the peace that comes to you 
now should be a lasting peace, but the time 
is not yet; the lasting peace that is to come 
with the fulness of His love. The peace that 
comes to you now comes by " National Unity," 
but the peace that shall rule supreme will 
come as a personal unity. The great things 
that come to man do not come spontaniously, 
they only come by sacrifice and long suffering; 
it is the order of things. 

The budding of the trees bring to you the 
approaching spring, and the full blown 
blossom the full frution. The tree does not 
sprout over night and give to you the ripened 
fruit at morning's dawn, nor will that uni- 
versal peace come by a League of Nations. 

The League of Nations is right and proper, 



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and will be promulgated, but the universal 
peace, a personal peace, a united purpose is 
yet to come. We wish for the quickening 
hour, but the hauds of time only give you 
the result as time rolls on. 

The crisis in man's existence will come 
through trials that have marked the mile- 
posts of his former life. 

The monarchs of your land are not all 
wise; far from it; even the little birds that 
flit within your lattice and the humming bird 
that sips the nectar from the honeysuckle 
show more wisdom than they. 

It is rude to bring any one into censure, 
but in this case they are already within the 
lime-light and no breach of etiquette is 
violated. This being true why not abolish 
all governments that tend to protect the 
selfish gains of graft and greed, and 
establish a Universal Government that 



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will make you one and the same, and not 
treat you as an underling. Greater activities 
would be the result, and the accomplishment 
of great good would come from a cemented 
nation. To sum up the whole of the govern- 
mental forms now in existence you find one 
rotten mess ! 

The sooner you as a Nation can come to a 
realization of this truth then will a quicker 
understanding come to the people. 

Many are the times when the ones in power 
or in an influential position can and do put 
beneath their feet, good, true and noble men, 
who for lack of proper coaching are held in 
restraint, and through fear, malice, hate or 
envy must still remain on the lower planes of 
existence. You will say that each and 
every individual must choose for himself 
and decide upon his own destiny; yes, it is 
true if you keep up the old pace by placing 



SPIRIT OOMMKNT 

all men upon the same footing regardless of 
birth conditions, causing an unequal inherit- 
ance among the unmatched mentally and 
physically. No, it is your duty to take care 
of your less fortunate brother and rob the 
alms houses of their inmates. 

A broader view of iife must enter into the 
portals of your existence and share with the 
less fortunate ones and place them in a path 
more congnial. 

There would be less crime, hatred and envy; 
there would be no room for it and the excessive 
costs of the selects would be obliterated from 
the minds of men. 

Gain in this material life is nothing but 
dross; it can not be taken into that broad field 
of everlasting unity of purposes. Open up 
the heart to your fellow beings to enable the 
great and true principles to enter in, and live 
with love above and beyond the narrow 



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confines of material pleasures and excesses. 

You are truly one in spirit and in truth; 
the thoughts that vibrate within the realms 
of matter send mighty waves rolling through 
space, and as the tide recedes it brings to you 
thoughts from far off shores to help you 
fathom the great principles of spirit wisdom. 

In the same manner seasonable showers 
come to water the dried and parched throats 
of plant life. 

The social evils are so prevalent in your 
material life that the most earnest observer 
is at sea as to what way a reformation can be 
effected. 

To correct the evils as they now exist would 
require the constant application of one's 
energies, to enable them to be at all 
times in readiness to throw off the existing 
conditions. It behooves each and every 
one of you who are working in the Occult to 



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wade in and stamp out the prevalent evil. 
Though you should fail in the discharge of 
this duty you would be rewarded, because 
your efforts would have established a prece- 
dent that the future would live as a monu- 
ment in your life's history. Sociological ques- 
tions are before you, pro and con, but what 
is the outcome to be? Because the basic 
principle is wrong, starting from secrecy in- 
stead of publicity, all will have to be gone 
over again. The people are peace loving but 
tyrany will rush into the strongholds and 
awaken the ire of a peace loving people. The 
social problems of to-day are so torn in frag- 
ments as to render the reforms brought about 
useless in a way pertaining to anything as a 
permanent reality. The results that follow 
such torn conditions are in the same degree 
unsatisfactory as the breaches in your indi- 
vidual families. 



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The proud and the bigoted go together never 
stopping but overlooking the great principles 
which keep the machinery in motion. How 
many are there among you even in the study 
of the spiritual philosophy who are in accord? 

Few there be but such as remain, shall in 
the course of time harness together the great 
righteous truths that will prevail, and usher 
in the new heaven and the new earth. From 
the mouths of infants will come forth wisdom. 

Peace will be and shall be maintained. 

True reforms will come. A cemented unity 
of purpose is essential for this, and can only be 
attained by progression. Broader views with- 
in the thought processes of man are pro- 
gressive marks; application of these views are 
progressive steps; as new steps are taken you 
walkout of the old prejudices and selfish 
desires, and meet each other shoulder to 
shoulder in the works of mutual sympathy. 



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Never retard a progressive movement, for 
each and every step enhances the usefulness 
of each and every act. 

The creeds of every social order are at 
variance, all trying to accomplish a given 
thing by a selfish belief; holding on to their 
own way of thinking and never giving credit 
for the views held by others. This shall be 
overcome in time but will take hard and bitter 
struggles. When this shall have passed away 
the door will stand ajar and a loving peace 
will come to each and every one. 

Then will dawn the new era of peace. 

Self preservation, the first law of nature, 
is true; it is like all other laws, however, it 
has been abused and through that abuse, envy, 
hate, malice, greed, selfishness and jealousy 
have been ushered into the life of man and 
is the author of so many evils prevalent in 
your social relations. 



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On the other hand the attributes of love, 
patience, gentleness, kindness and charity, 
have been sadly neglected. 

If man would only open the door of his 
soul so the Spirit can come in for a few mo- 
ments of useful concentration, then love's 
attributes could assert themselves and a new 
life open up to him; a perfect peace and love 
divine. It is only by the study of the Occult 
that you can regulate the spirit environment 
you attract. 

You seldom see in your daily routine of 
life the activities of men; you are not in a 
position to know the happenings around you; 
you are kept in the confines of a prescribed 
limit. If you could embrace a knowledge of 
all your affairs of life at one time you would 
then have some conception of the Spirit's 
capacity to unravel the threads of life. 

This brings yon to a given point namely, a 



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universal perception of cause and effect. 

If the Spirit could only come within the 
confines of every soul so each could see, hear, 
and feel its presence, then by its acknowledg- 
ment among men the avenues could be broad- 
ened and Spirit would bring much to be 
treasured. 

In turning the leaves of the past you can 
reckon with the plauseable, the possible and 
impossible, but facts remain the same when 
you come to reckon with the spiritual uplift 
and Spirit's domination in the actions of men. 




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The Spirit's comment is for you, 

A hope, a trust, a guide 
To higher fields; — you must subdue 

Yourself what e're betide! 

You, yourself, the inner life, 
Shines forth in colors fair; 

Create within you light so bright, 
Your material life will share! 

And in future years to come, 
Calling forth your very own; 

You will reap beneath the sun 
From seeds yourself have sown ! 



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In drawing around you the en- 
vironment which will be best 
in all respects, draw unto you 
all the strong, — physically, 
morally, and mentally; by them 
you create power. In the physi- 
cal you receive strength; moral- 
ity will produce character; ment- 
ally you beget stability of pur- 
pose. 

THE philosophy which you study is at 
length coming into a period of its history 
through and by which it will mark the future 
spiritual doctrines and creeds; it is coming to 
a time when its proven fact will usher in a 
new condition of peace and comfort; a time 
when by its application men and women will 
be led forward to great goals of usefulness. 

Nothing material can live of itself, therefore 
the oncoming avalanche of spiritual growth 
will usher into your lives peace, and in its 
coming you will find no place for the uncanny 



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objects of graft, greed, and selfishness. 

You should not and must not countenance 
any act through which the selfishness of man 
will be extolled, but look to the spiritual at 
all times, leaving all else to fade into oblivion. 

Why honor the man or woman who by 
greed and selfishness fashion themselves after 
their own heart. It is not right and should 
be effaced from your daily calendar of action; 
look at all times within to enable you to 
discern the proper course and method of your 
daily routine of material endeavors. 

Let not your hearts become weak nor 
tainted with the rotten slime of public opinion; 
it counts for naught! Why care you for the 
opinions of men, whose minds are poisened 
with prejudice and hatred, and constant grasp- 
ing for greed and power? It will profit you 
nothing to listen to the wiles of a merry- 
maker and the clinking of the wine cup. 



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All vices run together and at each advent 
will plunge the participant farther into the 
pitfalls of waywardness; sending forth the 
dangerous dragon to pull down each and 
every one into the depths of dispair, who will 
listen to its music. 

The sweet loving impulses that throb with- 
in your being for life should vibrate in unison 
to the whisperings of nature as it sheds its 
moon beams around you in the serene atmos- 
phere; and drink of the sweet zephyrs of 
nature's music in the rustling leaves. 

Do not bring yourself to a level of discord 
and discontent, but build yourself up to the 
highest mark possible to attain. Move and 
act each day in a love of unity, disregarding 
sects and creeds. While you may fail to grasp 
at all times your full duty yet through 
patience the crooked ways will be made 
straight and the pathway clear. 



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You are all His in one mighty brotherhood; 
going forth to show your unfolded beauty in 
the great time, not only in this life but in all 
lives to come. 

We honor and glorify His name through 
whose power and might we are ever looking 
and leading others to a realization of His 
perfect love. 

May each and every soul that will come 
within the veil, find the source through which 
peace will reign and love forever shine. 

The triumphs of many centuries have been 
the glories of war, each and every nation 
boasting in its strength; one pitted against 
the other, all carried on by a few in power, 
making the masses subservient to their will. 

In the time of the inquisition there were 
upheavals brought out in the various empires; 
kings, queens, and various ranks of nobility 
were murdered, and monarchs dethroned. 



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At this time of your history, nations have 
commenced to dethrone the monarchs who, by 
their own egotism wish to exalt themselves 
above all others. In this readjustment of the 
national families the predominating features 
which caused the great gulf of inexplicable 
details still remains. The condition above 
referred to is in evidence now and will be 
until the masses can meet man face to face 
with an equal share in personal and govern- 
mental responsibilities and liberties. It is 
right and just that the national families 
shou»ld so adjust the affairs of state that no 
unjust condition of the subjects could arise 
and flourish. There is no undertaking of 
great or less import but what the Spirit will 
share in its culmination. 

Tide wise and discreet men and women of 
to-day will investigate for themselves the 
reason for the workings of man; they will 



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look into their lives to determine the motive 
that prompted them to do the things accredited 
to them; they will upon such search act to 
rectify or make good, and be spurred on to 
greater achievements. 

Every man, woman, and child, in the 
material life is more or less dominated by 
Spirit influence, who through the laws of 
attraction promulgate their desires and ambi- 
tions. By their acts the ultimate is foretold 
with exactness through the law of Karma. 

When the spirit influences through the law 
of attraction bring to you promptings which 
you can detect as lofty or the reverse then it 
is up to you to act, and by that act determine 
what future attractions will bring. When 
one is dominated by a spirit who wishes to 
run his own as well as his neighbors affairs, it 
is then time for the wise and judicious to 
balk and call for a settlement of accounts. 



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When you have done this you have called 
for higher help, which is ready and willing 
at all times to enter the life-work of every 
one; to promote, help, and sustain the good 
and true. When the help comes it makes 
you feel life is worth the living and you then 
commence to drink of the loving cup in nature. 

If it were only a reality that 
men and women would adhere 
to the many proverbs that have 
been recorded from time to time, 
the great underlying current of 
your commercial and social lives 
would be greatly changed for 
the better. 

To speak much to your fellow- 
man to-day of spiritual laws and 
actvities, would mean nothing 
to them, only myths and fancies. 



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Iq all life's problems the 
greatest aptitude, attention, and 
application to general and 
definite rules of procedure are 
the only true ways to harmonize 
differences in \>iews and opin- 
ions. 

Never try to come forward 
with an idea that has not stood 
the test, unless you can show 
basic principles upon which to 
rest your claim. 

Personal assertions are of no 
avail; the present day is one in 
which, generally speaking, the 
great masses of people have lain 
aside all statements from indi- 
viduals, or consider them only 
when they coincide with their 
own conception of things. 



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You can never attain to higher 
light until you are able to clear 
your soul of the cumbersome 
weight of self pride. 

The life line of prejudice, 
malice, hate, selfishness and 
greed shall be broken, and many 
useful truths will come through 
spirit power to man and release 
the shackles of discontent. 

The pro and con features and 
the sound reasoning in any 
given subject naturally bring to 
you a ground, not upon which 
to stand, but ground upon which 
foundations can be made by 
proper excavations. 

The true principles which nn- 
derly any staple undertaking 
must come from true motives 
and not from selfish clans. 



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In the beginning of deductive 
reasoning from true basic prin- 
ciples it naturally takes time 
and patience for the oncoming 
principles to materialize in a 
true proportion commensurate 
with the facts adduced. 

Do not, because of the un- 
settled state of conditions, reason 
from a false premise. 

Theorists are many, but to 
theorize with a degree of satis- 
faction, will depend upon your 
basic idea being one of sound 
judgment and good sense. 
The time has come when theory 
is to be lain aside, and deduc- 
tions made from true basic 
principles. 



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Only upon the foundation of 
deductive reasoning is one able 
to convince the every-day 
thinker of the truths that have 
so long lain away in the archives 
of superstition, fear and ignor- 
ance. 

It is well the truth of all 
things be known, and a true 
import placed upon the adduced 
facts. 

The main feature in the con- 
sideration of a known true fact 
is in its application, which is 
the foundation for every move- 
ment. 

Sentimental relations should 
not enter into the lines of en- 
deavor of the human family; 
fool-hardiness will ruin many a 
prospective pleasure. 



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True relationship and co- 
operation with any given factor 
will produce quietude and a 
peaceful surrounding. 

Thousands go dogmatically at 
a given premise with nothing 
but selfish motives and unjust 
discrimination while few pro- 
claim a rational and sane adjust- 
ment of alinations. 

The all true principles lie 
within your own nature, if you 
will only be true to the higher 

self. 

The great resources for the 
proper workings throughout the 
world is coming by a true align- 
ment of principles. These prin- 
ciples will gradually develop in 
man until they beget true 
thoughts through which peace- 
ful adjustments will come. 



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The greatest blessings that 
come to man, come through the 
avenues of self sacrifice, and 
patient watchfulness and good 
will. 

The cause for the actions of 
man are based on creative princi- 
ples. These principles should 
be such as to overcome all dog- 
matic ideas, cowardice and fear. 

Your actions should be such 
that you would abdicate rather 
than be usurped by prejudice. 

Wrestle from the mid-ocean of 
doubt, fear, anxiety and regret; 
the reverse is bravery, peace 
and consolation. 

The things most sought for 
are not chests of silver, nor gob- 
lets of pure gold; but glittering 
gems of useful knowledge and 
wisdom that mark the pathway 
of the adepts. 

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As a child walketh in simplic- 
ity not knowing its destiny, so 
should each and every mortal 
hearken unto the spirit within, 
and obey the dictation which 
comes to guide and direct their 
course. 

You must remonstrate with 
self when approached in a way 
that tempts you to material 
things; the spirit is not of this 
life, so sacrifices are essential to 
attain a tutorship in spirit 
philosophy. 

A wise person will be led by 
a master mind, others balk at a 
suggestion which in their way of 
thinking would bring defeat to 
their own achievements. 



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111 gain will not reap for you 
a complete success. Hearken 
then unto your interests, and 
refrain from any move that will 
retard your progress. 

Practice the law of endur- 
ance; it is the test through which 
all must pass to attain ancient 
wisdom. 

The only guide for all actions 
is from a consciousness of well 
doing, leaving self at all times 
at the bottom of the hill. 

Live for those who by their 
actions appreciate your every 
act and turn; accept nothing 
but good will. 

Never worry over any thing 
at all; it is useless; it only makes 
you uncomfortable and will 
never profit you any thing. 

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A sytematic course of action 
is preferable; by it you realize 
a stability that is helpful. 

On your coming into your 
own, map out your course so 
that you can at all times com- 
mand the respect of your fellows; 
act in a way they will recognize 
your worth and pull to you. 

In all your endeavors for 
peace, and the great uplifting 
spirit among you, look forward 
with an inward appreciation of 
love. 

Preserve your moral or spirit- 
ual self. Do not let anything 
come in that would in any way 
show signs of drawing you from 
true ideals. 

Let every action of yours be 
actuated with love for the uplift- 
men t of your brothers; let love 
permeate every fiber of your 
being, and know no fear. 



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When you are charitable, or 
lend a helping hand, never do 
so through policy; let your good 
works come from the heart. 

In the study of the Occult 
adhere to the law, and when 
the time comes to act, ACT — 
and in the action let love reign 
supreme. 




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HARMONY 

T^HE harmony of sound depends upon the 
1 vibration of proper chords; the vibrations 
being made by any known device for the 
purpose of dispensing sound. The chords so 
arranged create harmony so pleasing to the 
ear. Chords are diverted into various keys 
or pitches, and are so subdivided as to render 
the composition of music possible. These 
new creations form a given base which con- 
form to all the rules of harmony, are seientfic- 
ally produced. Inharmony is the result of 
chord displacement, and the incorrect use 
of the keys or pitches. When you produce 
inharmony you create false combinations of 
sound and an unpleasant sensation is felt 
throughout the body. Fretful and feverish 
anxieties only create inharmonic conditions in 
any one's development, be it music, art, or 
spiritual attunment. Inharmony then, is 
the lack of harmony as a perfect entity. 



HARMONY 

When the make-up of the physical body is 
an harmonic entity a tranquility now un- 
known to man will be the result. But you, 
as well as all others, are born — not in the 
harmonious atmosphere of entities — but of 
trammel and discord. 

You should realize the absolute necessity 
of reconstructing the entities that compose 
the body. Turmoil, strife, hate, malice, envy 
and jealousy, oppose calm judgment and 
meditation. 

Therefore become attuned to the all perfect 
love of the Infinite Mind, GOD. 

Faithfulness to duty is a sturdy trait of 
character; marble statues are inviting only 
in their beauty; symmetry comes in the living 
lines and not chiseled entities. The equations 
of light are many, and it is only by thought- 
ful and judicious acts one can properly assay 
the equation in each and every instance. 



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HARMONY 

The assayers of weights and measures note 
the discrepancies in the various modes and 
methods of weight, they also determine the 
satisfactory pound and the standard bushel; 
upon them rest the responsibility of correct- 
ing each unlawful weight and measure. 

Upon this ground you should assay your 
each and every act, and apply every endeavor 
in the proper line of duty. While this is 
written as applying in the personal yet the 
real and true meaning is general; the same 
rule applies to all because of the derelicts 
on every hand. You can not foster, plan, nor 
promulgate anything to a rightful conclusion 
unless you u in general" will assay each and 
every move based upon an equation. 

Your foundation then rests upon an equal 
application of your talents in the chosen field 
allotted you in life. 

You must therefore of necessity revert 



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back to a brotherhood; in all lines. It may 
be you do not altogether understand the 
true meaning or import of this, but by the 
proper application of and a systematic study 
of the material conditions of life, and the 
intellectual attainments of men, you will be 
enabled to grasp the true meaning herein 
intended. 

Prophetic visions come to the human race 
by the process of thought action, and can be 
relied upon when the perceptive organs have 
been so developed that the intellect can 
understand the various complexities of the 
subconscious self. 

The field in which you are to immerge is 
of such vast importance it will behoove all 
to reckon upon each move in order to under- 
stand the foundation upon which their spirit- 
ual structure is to be erected. 

The safe guard to any one's career is at all 



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times to regard the efforts as the best that 
could be done at the time and place; when 
that shall have been done, you have created 
within yourself a knowledge that ignorance 
alone is the stumbling-block, and can be 
effaced from the calendar by a close study of 
the errors of one's calculations. 

You who study to learn and know, begin 
to reach into the depths of nature to bring 
forth the beautiful harmony in all life; you 
ascend in and through the great mists of 
nature, and harness around you loving 
thoughts that reach into the great expanse of 
time and reveal the great unseen of every 
phase of life. 

The usefulness of your endeavors will be 
shown; multiplied results will follow your 
efforts; your trust will be complete and endur- 
ing; accomplishment will be the aftermath of 
the drawn cleaver. 



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Your protection is from higher sources; 
your stability is in the tree of knowledge; 
the branches are strongholds of learning; the 
leaves are the chapters. Make use of the 
time allotted to you; you need each passing 
moment. 

Gro out in strength and reap the harvest; 
the weak drag by the wayside; the useful 
harness the strong efforts of the will. 

Success will be your portion and the masses 
will reap great benefits. 

There is a time in every life from the entry 
into the material sphere until the going out 
of it, that the question of immortality is pres- 
ent before you; and the question will remain so 
long as malice, hate, envy and jealousy have 
not been conquered; it will cling, and you will 
take it into that great beyond with the same 
personality that characterized your coming 
into this material sphere. 



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At the present, in the study of self, block 
out all thiogs that tend to draw you from 
your fellows, and replace them with loving 
entities that ever flow from the Master's 
bounty. By the proper application of the 
laws of nature all things are possible, con- 
sequently the assertion "all things are possi- 
ble with God." 

The lesson you learn from the oneness of 
power is; life, which is love, springs from 
the soul's living waters, and as you drink 
from the loving cup, you by your own action 
cement yourself into one common cause. 

Do not accept trutli unless your acceptance 
come from the heart; you can not fool your- 
self. God can not be cheated. The only way 
the influx can come, is by yourself striking 
the trial balance. Life is worth the living; 
why not rather reap the harvest of truth than 
let it perish by the way. 



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Teach truth when once you have it, for 
patience and perseverance are the roads 
through which truth will come, and only by 
your own efforts will it be attained. Study 
nature's laws; you are the crowned work of 
nature, and no better subject can be had for 
research. 

By placing yourself in conditions in which 
the laws of nature are complied with you 
receive connection with the Spirit realm, and 
through the laws of nature Spirit can teach 
and lead you in paths of eternal truth. 

You are not all constituted the same, nor 
all measure the same in a social scale, but 
nevertheless you are Men and Women, and 
as such can pass and repass; leaving station 
and mentalities as markers on the great high- 
way of life. 

This is done through the avenues of love; 
the best illustration is "mother's love." 



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By holding that regard for each other, and 
upholding truth as the mother cares for her 
babe, you will automatically fulfill the law 
of love, which is the parent law of nature. 

The alms houses, the sick and afflicted, the 
consumptive, all ills would banish, and in 
their stead would come forth the strong in 
body and mind. Prosperity and peace would 
come, not to a few, but to all. Reverse your 
steps to that which mother love leads you, 
and you go into the wiles of selfishness, greed, 
and all kindred thereto that bring millions 
to a few, but to the populace pestilence and 
poverty which you see on every hand; this is 
taking from the law and is known as error. 

On looking into the realms of existence 
and finding true love seekers in the domain 
of trial and turmoil, it awakens within the 
breast a feeling of acute pleasure. 

The return qualities in one's nature 



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is sweet indeed, and brings to man flowers to 
bloom ^unseen; and the sands of time reveal 
pearls stored away in the archives of one's 
nature. 

In your progress in the material life an un- 
selfish love for your fellows will make you 
true seekers and lead you into the great truths 
of His kingdom, and the attributes of the 
Soul will be poured out upon you as becom- 
ing His will. 

In each vineyard of life there is a keeper, 
each keeper has his flock and each flock has 
duties to perform. In all work there is toil; 
-in all toil there is labor; and from labor comes 
results. In all life there is strength; in all 
stength there is power. 

In all thought there is knowledge, and in 
all knowledge there is wisdom; in all wisdom 
there is love; in all love is devotion; in all 
devotion there is harmony. 



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In harmony there is symmetry of motion 
and grace of action; in all action where grace 
abounds there will be found expressions in 
art. You beget by your actions the beauty 
of all nature — grace of action. How lovely 
then must be the brotherhood of spirit when 
they partake of life's loving essences, supreme 
and bountiful from the table of His love. 




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THE outgrowth of any life is measured by 
its own activity; — not meant by the 
hustle and bustle of every-day life and things, 
but the keeping around you all those pure 
conditions that alone suffice to lead you safely 
onward. It is best to eliminate any element 
that could in any way call from you actions 
that would pull you away from your true 
ideals. We recognize in all true philosophy 
that faults or false premises are obliterated 
and only the pure essences remain. 

It is true in the make-up of any individual 
that in order to attain the highest and attune 
yourself to the true and good, you should 
foster nothing that would cause you to retro- 
grade. The old fetters are hard indeed to 
shake from one's being, but by constant appli- 
cation of deep seated principles, your actions 
can become true and undefiled. 

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conquer the conditions of unrest, which can 
be done within your own heart, by not letting 
it encroach in any way upon another. Only 
be tranquil and joyful, looking ever to purify 
all things with which you come in contact. 

The intrinsic worth of your soul is the 
value you yourself place upon it. No soul 
or spirit cau appraise a soul's value save its 
own; the worth of a soul can not be counted 
in dollars and cents — money can not represent 
the soul's intrinsic value. 

The soul is the life of all forms of existences; 
each soul is hinged to another just as the 
tight and loose gears of an engine or motor; 
unless the respective parts are properly ad- 
justed the life of the motor is in jeopardy, 
the same applies when you over or under 
reach your capabilities. 

You are wise in the hour when obstacles 
hinder your progress to call upon the 



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Great Creator of all life and love; — often in- 
deed comes the time in your life when you 
need counsel and advice from the purest 
source. We come to encourage your endeav- 
ors and help you surmount the difficulties 
that lie before you. We recognize every pure 
and wholesome motive and encourage and 
help you forward in your march to attain the 
true and noble to which all in material life 
or Spirit realm should strive. We do not 
harness the forces of nature to turn into ad- 
verse action any meritorious proposition, but 
on the other hand encourage and help an on- 
ward movement. We do not come just to 
while away the time, but we do come to make 
each moment of time a moment of usefulness 
time so spent will result in a fully progressive 
movement in greater and higher fields of 
thought action. 

We come in those moments of refreshment 



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to help you master the prevailing conditions 
and launch all faithful workers in a unity 
of purpose that will count in the on-coming 
years. 

We console you in the fact that there was 
never a great and important undertaking 
launched without opposition. 

Sometimes you think you see and realize 
the infinite beauties but the half has not 
been revealed. 

May your onward movement be for home 
and country, and your achievements the relief 
(-f many. Good traits of character do not 
come of themselves, they are born within and 
made manifest in your good works. 

Prosperity awaits your future; prosperity 
of love, of conscience, and the various avoca- 
tions. Progress is only a matter of time it 
depends upon the relation one action bears 
to another. 



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If by neglect and contrary thought you 
allow yourself to wander, it is surely made 
manifest. But should you by reflection and 
thought harmonize conditions to yourself 
then action will become swift and success 
certain. 

The treasures of the unseen are as the prec- 
ious stones of earth; few possess them; few 
secure the treasures of the Infinite GOD. 

There are a few chosen, but upon that few 
rest the responsibilities. 

In all organizations there are those who 
have no lawful right to their seat in the 
council; the unfortunate sometimes happens 
and you must abide the circumstances. Hail 
the truths as given with the appreciation to 
which they are due, for in them lie hidden 
treasures. The outgrowth of your under- 
taking is a demonstration of the amount of 
energy and interest taken in the project. 



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You should harness all your energies and 
ambition into action so that the true nature 
of your work can go forward in such magni- 
tude that you can scarcely realize your 
progress. You should never waver or take a 
backward step, but hue to the right and left, 
enabling greater things to come. 

You look to the right you see the violet 
and the rose, to the left the columbine; look- 
ing forward you see the daisy, backward you 
see the fallen weeds and thistles. When you 
shall have emerged from the entanglements 
of thorny, thistles, rubbish, and all forms- of 
discontent, then you rise high indeed, and 
come to the fields of usefulness. The open 
door is the only way whereby light can come 
to you; this open door is the true way of all 
peace and comfort. 

You cannot come to the loving play-grounds 
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evergreen, and the kindred pleasures of 
nature unless you first come to a realization 
of the love that permeates all forms of life. 

This love is of the great and true God, of 
whom you are a part; and when that love 
within you comes forward, the light comes 
in at the open door and sheds its ray around 
each loving impulse; then your love goes out 
to all nature and to God. By Him the light 
is directed on its mission and blesses the 
human race, just as the perfume of the rose 
and violet enter the nostril, and sends a thrill 
of pleasure to the senses. 

The love you shed from your daily life, 
directed by the Divine Will or Spirit light 
finds its receptive soul and lodges within its 
breast. Is not this love far better than the 
love which comes from the closed door — 
locked within — selfishly hoarded within its 
chamber, to become stagnated and poluted by 



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selfish desires and motives, to burst forth in 
all its repugnant forms, led by the spirit of 
darkness and blight, stinging where itresteth! 

Many good and noble souls have been 
crushed beneath the wheels of such engines 
of death. 

But the loving Father comes with en- 
couragement and shows to you the sweet 
fragrance of the innocent flower, and you try 
again to throw from you the shackles and 
open the door a little, so the Divine ray may 
come within. 

This yon do when you come together 
as a whole, children of the Most High, 
calling unto Him, that the Spirit of light and 
love may come and lead you into a perfect day. 

The resources in one's nature lie in a true 
alignment of justice, making all things equal. 

When you digress au untrue alignment 
follows, and error compounds itself. 



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When yoa as men seek to help and sustain 
each other it will become the interest of each 
to be charitable and bring comfort, peace, 
and contentment. 

We allow that each and every member of 
the human family can and will become recon- 
ciled to the rights of his fellows, and be chari- 
table in every undertaking. When one will 
play his part under fire he is usually certain 
to maintain an equilibrium in times of peace. 

A thoughtless gesture, an uncharitable 
word spoken, an unkind thought sent upon 
its mission, will bring back manifold devil- 
ment. Let your words, gestures, and thoughts 
be clean so that the bulwark may be impreg- 
nable. 

The pure and clean are enduring, while 
filth and slime pass away. 

All things are good until transgression 
comes, then we perceive the wrong. 



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To live by a true principle is to be stead- 
fast and firm. Do not in the least accept 
any station in life upon which is tied strings 
to be pulled at will. Let the conditions come 
straight from the shoulder. 

Take your time, for in the time you think 
all is gloom and dispair, we come with true 
principles. With a true understanding and 
a cheerful smile you walk forth in true esteem. 

The proper way to arrive at a definite con- 
clusion is to determine within your own mind 
as to your love attachment and admiration 
for the objective goal; then set in motion 
forces to bring such an attachment, and bend 
your energy to accomplish your aim. 

In formulating or working out any object, 
ever keep in mind your purest and cleanest 
motive; if you should sacrifice, never 
sacrifice principle. The inner-self is your 
all; should you sell your inner-self, then 



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you barter your all, when you barter your 
all, then nothing remains. 

We come to you as a consoling factor; with 
assurances that you can work out that which 
you hold so dear, and your progress will be 
in keeping to your energy expended. 

We enter your material life and prosper 
you commensurately with the interest you 
take in the establishment of truth. 

How many times we wish to come to men 
of various mental calibers, but on our coming 
find the door closed and the avenue blocked. 

If the heart be an open one we can spread 
upon the minutes of the everlasting docu- 
ments, evidences of the invisible. 

We enter your life and measure the dis- 
tances with care and precision; we shall not 
err therein, and you shall receive the true 
inward workings of the everlasting truth. 

God's hand leads in all that is good and 



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true and fosters the movements of deep, 
sincere and progressive thinkers, who will 
come forth with knowledge of the Truth 
made known, and pour forth the oil that will 
burn in the hearts of men. Do not be dis- 
couraged but go forth and strive to establish 
the law. 

Do not hearken unto the crafty, the self- 
styled critic, but unto the true in heart; their 
knowledge will become wisdom, and their 
love will be the cement of nations. 



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Oil! men of earth, who seldom care, 
Won't yon think and earnest be; 
See the future bright and fair, 
A home built in eternity. 

Every spirit will welcome you, 
Man of earth, a welcome guest; 
Thou true and tried in nature's hue, 
One of many God hath blest. 

God's blessings fall on every man, 
In just proportion to his work 
A living fount in every land, 
Man stands alone, no duties shirk. 

Sow your seed in fertil soil, 
Among the hills and valleys dear; 
The harvest will repay your toil; 
Place faith in God and never fear. 



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In obeying the impulses of 
the soul it is understood the 
student has accomplished the 
study assigned to him and to 
that extent he reckons from 
whence the impulses come to 
guide him. 

GRAVE mistakes are often made by the 
improper use of facts; when thus ap- 
plied untruth is the outcome and your basic 
principle is chauged. 

Do not divert a true principle because of 
the treacherous outcome of a false hypothesis. 

A mind full of light relative to the scientific 
use of the basic truths will bring more pleas- 
ure in the application of the law than the com- 
bined pleasures gained by a rollicking mind 
of an untrained youth. 

You make no mistake when you learn the 
lesson of patience, for patience is the watch 



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set for the too eager. Take your time and 
have patience, and you will achieve that 
which is in store for you. Do not be frustrated 
by idol folly, but on the other hand be brave, 
earnest and true, without a fear for the out- 
come of things. 

The morning-glories open their mouths in 
the early morn to drink in the refreshing dew; 
so should you be patient in abiding your time, 
to enable you to better drink the nectar from 
the Living Fountain. 

In accepting the Spirit, the emissary of 
the Most High, you cement the loving bond 
of fellowship with the Father of all light 
and love. " Have Patience." 

Your will is all sufficient, and should you 
keep yourself clean, then without fear you 
can face all obstacles that arise to stop you 
from attaining your true purpose. 

To correct the faults you find within your- 



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self is no easy task and often requires help 
and counsel to overcome them. The common 
assertion, "I inherited it from my father" 
will find no sympathy within the minds of 
those who study the Occult; the fault lies 
within yourself, and can only be overcome 
by an honest desire to return to that all 
perfect love. 

There is nothing in all nature that we 
have any record of that comes spontaneously, 
it only comes in time. All who wish to 
acquire the Occult powers inherent in man 
must have patience. 

Through the law of attraction you secure 
such help from Spirit as your desires or 
prayers attract, God's laws are unchangeable 
and immovable giving equal justice to all His 
children. It behooves you then through the 
avenues of love to comply with all of Love's 
attributes. 



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Love is all essential to man; the more yon 
possess the greater will be your achievements. 

The law of love does not only permeate all 
principles of Spirit wisdom, but is handed 
down to man through the great beaming 
avenues of useful philosophy. 

Man decorated with the flowers of Spirit 
essence can purify the atmosphere with a 
loving presence of peace. A man's well 
developed career, earnest and full of love, be- 
tokens a remarkable future, restrained only 
by the opportunities and environment 
around him. The great principles of love 
and mercy are the true promptings of an 
inner consciousness; these great principles 
are the underlying foundations upon which 
rest the great and true. How could you with- 
out the essentials, love and mercy, make any 
headway in or progress in any branch of 
endeavor? All attempts would be vain, 



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Without a true meaning backing up your 
desire, the result would be anything but the 
pure sweet essence of Divine Light. 

The beaming avenues of Divine Light are 
only dimmed by negligence of the thoughtless. 

In the beginning you see how all things 
materially have laws; laws that are unchang- 
able and through those laws flourish and live. 

Christ's word that u God is a Spirit and in 
Him you live, move, and have your being" 
proves that you are spiritual entities, so- 
journing in material life upon the earth plane. 

Measure your distances well and make 
each goal without a halt; it is the halts that 
thwart you: you must not waver in the least, 
but bend forth every nerve and effort of your 
being. Do not listen to the wiles of the 
thoughtless individual. 

It is folly and unwise to try and counsel 
or in any way convince a skeptic in the way 



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of a progressive movement. The untrained 
youth is an awkward piece of machinery, 
unyielding; never placing their energies the 
same place twice; ignorance is likewise 
uncanny. 

When you look over the fields of usefulness, 
made so by progressive elements, you see the 
uncanny objects of ignorance, superstition, 
doubt, and the elastic belts of unrest. 

You see where the enlightenment of the 
ages has many times been torn asunder and 
the pitfalls of an individual trust in self 
by holding their own enlightenment an all 
sufficient guide. Your efforts are by no 
means futile, your accomplishments shall be 
your banner, and true flag. 

The banner shall unfurl and bring each 
and every one into a loving union. 

This bond or fellowship shall, and will be 
a permanent one, far reaching and enduring; 



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taking- within its confines the many great 
that go to make up the ever progressive move- 
ment of time. This bond shall cement you 
in a. great and noble work, bringing forth 
good in its season, and lending to many a 
helping hand in the hour of need. This can 
and will be accomplished within the true 
confines of right and justice; graft and greed 
will be unknown, but brotherly deeds of un- 
selfish love shall prompt the inner-self to act 
in a bond of unity. The way is opened and 
all shall attain to its true state. 

We are with you in this move and you 
shall prosper by the true light. 

While you are in the confines of the 
material elements it is natural you should 
bend every effort to bring all that is good and 
true within your sphere. Open up the 
fields for greater thought while they are yet 
unfertile; 



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It would be foolish to sow the seed upon 
barren ground. The outcome of such an ac- 
tion would be nothing, only wasting the 
energies that lie within the seed; retarding 
the great onward march. 

Much depends upon those who go into the 
research and shoulder the responsibility to 
dispense truth to their fellows. The earnest- 
ness and persevering energies shall not die, 
but ripen into golden fruit. 

Do not hoard wealth as a selfish life will 
store it, but invest it to its greatest worth — 
you will cause it to bring forth its fruit in 
its season. 

Be ye as one of the true, having the sweet 
savor of usefulness, harmony and love. 

The future will call and the loved ones will 
answer; yea, in the still morning before the 
sun shall rise, the true shall garner their loved 
ones while the sluggard frowns in mockery. 



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The essays of previous times have been up- 
on subjects that in no way reflect the Spirit's 
ambitions and desires upon the lives of men 
and women. To-day there is much being said 
pro and con relative to Spirit communica- 
tions with the spirits of the earth plane. How 
reasonable does it seem to you to say there are 
no communications as claimed and now being 
given? It is preposterous to even think there 
is a possibility of its not being true. Facts 
are things but not always truth; so we say 
it is a truth that the great gulf of death 
has been spanned and the inner-light is shin- 
ing forth and coming into every soul. 

So strong is the light shining it comes with- 
in the material elements, pushing them aside 
and making its way to the human vision. 

How glorious it is when you view the light 
at a distance, and at close range how beauti- 
ful to have the light reveal to you its identity. 



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Will you receive the light of truth? Will 
you reach for the law that governs the cosmic 
consciousness of matter? Will you ask for 
the great upbuilding truth that will break 
the yoke and make you free? 

Why not assemble into a great alliance, 
wherein the words may fall gently and with 
a sweet peal upon the path that leads unto a 
perfect peace. Yea, you will, and peace will 
come; it will show you a way, which is a 
broad intellect, free from the powers of gross 
neglect, which cause prejudice, malice, hate, 
envy and greed. When you can receive the 
dictations that come from within, then it is 
that men and women can launch out into a 
new spiritual self, ready to grasp the great 
truths that fall from the Master's table. 

When once you gain or attain a true basic 
principle, the within will draw that truth — 
its affinity unto it, and as little children you 



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are led into the path of righteousness by the 
Divine influx of love. 

No wonder Christ told them "suffer little 
children to come unto me, and forbid them 
not; for of such is the kingdom of God." 

It is lofty and pure for any one to call 
upon those who in their own loving con- 
science wish to help, lead and direct, with an 
ever pure and clean motive. 

The transparency of life is as the pane of 
glass, so thin is the veil the Spirit can perceive 
your every movement, and thought at will. 

Come then to a realization of God's fulness 
because of His purity. The all-righteous and 
omnipotent God is the same all creative God, 
— Love. 

Hearken then unto the pure in heart, for 
they will lead and direct you, that your heart 
may be clean also. 

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surmounts and stands above every thing 

There is nothing in nature that does not 
respond to love. The love you hold for the 
welfare of your fellows and the love which 
God holds for you will cement your every 
wish in keeping with Divine attributes. 

In order that you may come out of chaos, 
which is " now," work only through the opera- 
tions of Divine love. If Divine love was para- 
mount and supreme to-day there would be 
no need, for development, the ultimate would 
have been already attained. 

You can not attain it now nor in the years 
to come except through the all-perfect love. 

Therefore the little snatches or glimpses 
of His kingdom have from time to time been 
shown as the love of the Divine flows into 
your being. We know of a truth, and recog- 
nize conditions play their part and have their 
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You as men and women must put forth 
every effort to establish conditions for Spirit 
recognition and the accomplishment of your 
own personal achievements. We recognize 
the truth; much depends in Spirit upon the 
culmination of any known desire; — you shall 
have the co-operation of Spirit in proportion 
to your efforts materially. 

The Spirits domain lies within the hearts 
of men; each and every soul sends forth its 
own desires, — the greatest of all battles is be- 
ing fought and won. The battle is going on, 
— a long siege, — but ere peace will come there 
will be within the breast of man the cemented 
nations of men. The avenues to peace are 
knowledge and wisdom; the resting places 
are built of love. All this is coming to man 
if he could only see it. 

Then let patience and trustworthiness be 
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Your growth spiritually 
Bhould be prompted by actions 
of the inner-self, where all en- 
lightenment is born, and 
brought forth by loving regards 
and deeds to your fellows, dis- 
regarding self altogether. 

HPHE prosecutions of war and peace are 
* emanations from individuals who by 
their aggressiveness wish to promote the 
progress of certain sections and apply all to 
themselves. 

In the present routine of daily activities 
the tradesmen look to the greatest possible 
profit upon their wares, and the purchaser 
pays the price. Whenever the opportunity 
arises the purchaser will in turn place upon 
his fellows an equal tax to offset the trades- 
man's excess profit. 

In all walks of life to-day you find the 
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with marks of personal esteem and a record of 
successful dealings, anxious that the rewards 
of their labor be placed in the archives of 
their own personal coffers. 

You will find those also who in their eager 
ness for success gloat over their own shrewd- 
ness and idolized personality. You will also 
find those who in mediocre circumstances 
contribute their success only to a set rule of 
action. The successful man of the hour to- 
day, in the public eye, is he who has achieved 
a financial position in the wake of business. 

The way is broad, however, and the 
prospects brighter, for an opening of broader 
views within the human mind. 

Prosperity and success are achieved by the 
economic functions of the mind and the 
proper application of your endeavors. 

There are none at the present time who in 
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with another; even those in the study of 
Spirit philosophy do not realize the true 
meaning of a cemented and a perfected 
brotherhood. 

Never let doubt nor fear enter your portal, 
but press forward in a way that will ac- 
complish for you many blessings, and you 
attain a restful contentment. 

Let each and every act be of a firm nature; 
never stop to consider why it is thus, because 
the workings are such no one in material life 
can understand and know. Never look back- 
ward upon the things past, but forward to 
the things of the future; the future is what 
tells the tale; the past has already done its 
mischief. The misfortunes that so often 
beset you are only repetitions of the past 
under similar circumstances, not having ad- 
vanced far enough to enable you to throw 
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Each and every life is placed in the bal- 
ances and graduated by their fitness in the 
social problems. When they are so chosen 
they are at their best; at a time when by 
their actions they can make their future a 
progressive or retarded movement, mediocre 
or altogether a stand still. We can not con- 
ceive of anything greater than a true man or 
woman, save the creator of that entity. 

The work-shop of a true man or woman is 
laden with much toil; unceasingly they work 
hand in hand together, developing, laying-out, 
and fostering the great principles that 
under! y the massive structures of public 
utility. Under these conditions movements 
are made not only in the material life, open 
to public opinion and scrutiny, but also in 
Spirit. From Spirit all things are born and 
enter the material arena and move their 
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Each season of the year bring to you new 
ideas and creations; also movements are 
brought into action seemingly too fast for 
man to comprehend; in this manner truth is 
halted for a moment only in its travel through 
the avenues of time. It is your duty and 
should be your aim to grasp all the great 
truths that come to you. In so doing you 
open the gates of enlightenment just a little 
further and receive the good tidings. 

Master minds are made by those who realize 
that upon them rest great undertakings, and 
to abridge or lay aside the opportunity wastes 
many jewels of priceless value. The master 
mind of all questions is a mind whose master 
— Truth — is the controlling factor. You 
never find a master whose mind is at vari- 
ance, and whose inclinations are nn staple. 

In the make-up of a master mind three 
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First, you must know yourself. Second, act 
yourself. Third, be yourself. 

By being acquainted with self the avenue 
upon which you are to travel will be revealed; 
when you have thus found the way helpers 
will be plentiful and continuous. They will 
not be a body politic to rule and control you 
and your efforts, but workers the same as 
yourself, who like you have found the way, 
and as a single unit you work together in a 
perfect unity of purpose. 

The trouble with the human family to-day 
is, the first condition is abandoned altogether; 
men and women embark upon the pathway 
of life upon the two remaining conditions; 
thereby heaping upon themselves devastation 
and ruin. So they come to a realization that 
the path is wrong, or there is a connecting 
link which if supplied would heal the breach. 

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that faith is the only connecting fiber; hope 
sustains them to go forward in their blind 
way to be cast ashore by ignorance. 

The human family is peculiar. It has been 
led and directed into so many paths that 
reason has become clouded by this and that 
theory, until it is hard to extricate itself from 
superstitions and doubts. 

While the scales of life are so unevenly 
balanced, it takes judgment, forethought, and 
self sacrifice, in order that a new life may 
shine through each and every soul. 

When you shall have conquered the con- 
ditions that now surround you, then it is, you 
have mastered self and made for a true un- 
derstanding of the will of Him whom we love. 

Lay aside all personal desires and take 
instead the welfare of all people upon a foot- 
ing of equal rights and justice. 

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forget self and look forward to the relief of 
such an one; consider the welfare of each and 
every individual, making them as comfortable 
as yourself by blending your natures into an 
harmonious whole. 

Individually and collectively you should 
plunge into life's work and push forward 
with an unselfish love, pride, and joy, in your 
alloted work. Nature with her refreshing 
dew sprinkles the flowers and bathes them 
with the elixir of youth through the power 
of its refreshing essence. So should you as a 
part of nature look to the comfort of your 
less fortunate brother, and place him, too, in 
a position where his soul can drink of the 
sweet nectar from love's fountain. 

Moreover the fruits are many when they 
partake of the fountain inexhaustable. 

Truth and knowledge go hand in hand and 
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Wisdom i3 the fountain from which &U 
may drink if they will. 

Many perils await those, who through neg- 
lect and undue consideration, pass by the 
fountain of knowledge, little dreaming of the 
precious draughts of delight that will quench 
their thirst. 

When you perceive aright then you are 
brought into harmony with the Infinite. 

You should ponder over this, for in the 
near future, developments will come, and the 
great love which yon can not realize now will 
come and strengthen you a thousand fold. 

The future is great and glorions; the moon- 
beams shed their light upon the path-way, 
and the sun marks the path for a fruitful day. 

Be steadfast that the honor may be well be- 
stowed, for in that hour you have peace. 

You may prosper in ways of useful en- 
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may prosper in every undertaking materially; 
and at the same time be an utter failure. 

Honesty is the underlying support upon 
which your institutions should be built; see 
to it that the foundations are sound and 
sufficiently strong. 

The world to-day is for the good, and the 
ways of justice should open up to you new 
paths of freedom. 

Worship then that which is pure and good, 
a something that will make you better and 
enable you to garner in love; for the love 
that abideth will remain as the refreshing 
dew drops that loose themselves in the rays 
of the beautiful sun; so should you loose 
yourself in the knowledge of His glory. 

In the wake of years and cycles of time, 
the ever progressive Spirit is at all times 
aspiring to greater things, things eternal. 

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within yourself you are doing the right at all 
times. 

The next best thing is a desire sincere to 
always do the right. The next best thing 
is to forestall any influence that would lower 
yourself in the estimation of others. 

The truth is this, you nor any one else can 
not fulfill any of the above unless you first 
make yourself a sympathetic individual. 

Just as the flowers and the trees bloom, and 
the atmosphere wafts the fragrance over the 
land, so should you love your dear ones, and 
place the cloak of comfort around each mortal. 

Be brave, true, noble and pure, refreshing 
to all you meet; the open door is sure and the 
acknowledgment certain. 

Refreshing comfort is accorded those who 
strive with honest purposes in view; it brings 
rest to the weary; it enhances their worth in 
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The great and good of all nature does not 
intend your life be beached upon the sands of 
time, but it is the far reaching intent in 
nature's scheme that the accumulation of all 
energy shall at some time be revealed to fur- 
ther progress for the upliftment of man. 

Materially and spiritually you drink of the 
living waters, and receive from it the bitter 
or the sweet as you mold your bodies in 
harmony. 

You must not judge ere you be judged, nor 
exact where you can not give, for your 
prosperity lies within the merit of your own 
endeavors. You should be firm and immove- 
able, so the banner can unfurl and wave to the 
oncoming breezes; should you waver in well 
doing then the banner will sway to one side. 

Nothing gives more pleasure than the 
assured outcome of one's endeavors. 

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seekers of light are subjected in the cominer- 
cial life of selfish and egotistical fellowship. 

The influences that attack each and every 
true seeker of light attract us to the babes in 
the woods, and while they toil unceasingly 
they gain strength; when the oncoming attack 
reaches them again the babes are little 
youngsters who by their very presence defy 
each and every effort to efface them from 
their place in the social realms of light. 

The sturdy, steadfast and true, gradually 
build around them the wall of security, and 
are sealed as a unit within a perfected 
brotherhood. 

So we mold you into a perfect oneness with 
the Divine Love and through His all Divine 
essence, hold at bay all who by their efforts 
try to molest and destroy your good works. 

You as mortals in the flesh are subject to 
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of teaching, training, waywardness, and the 
disregard of any prescribed law which in 
your own personal opinion was not correct; 
and, on the other hand took from you your 
own right of self-esteem. 

To safeguard against this, you who wish to 
study the subject before you, will come to- 
gether in a brotherhood of kind deeds and 
noble thoughts for each and every one in 
life's vineyard. 

In the study of immortality you should 
weigh your talents in the balance to deter- 
mine the best adaptation for the problems of 
life for which they are best suited; to enable 
you to gain the most for your individual self, 
and at the same time be prime factors in the 
establishment of peace. 

Gather around the festive board ready to 
gather the crumbs which the Master will give 
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teaching as it is given which is not incompati- 
ble to the ever increasing necessity for a pure 
sweet and undefiled life. 

(-rod being Spirit all creations of his hand 
are spiritual; emanations, and reflections of 
Spirit's thought. 

The reflections cast by the sun upon the 
earth change each hour, minute, and second 
of time, the reflections of Spirit change like- 
wise; but, as the great sun comes forth in the 
morning in all its freshness, so does the Spirit 
cast its reflections at the dawn of each new day. 

Will you conform your life to harmonize 
with (rod's will and so harmonize your mater- 
ial conditions to enable you to attract unto 
yon the best in the material elements? 

To conform your life to that which is per- 
fect and good, is the inmost desire of all souls; 
the way has been obscured however; but the 
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the little toddling tot will be able to crawl 
in the Master's vineyard. 

The memory is as everlasting as the soul 
or Spirit is eternal. Your knowledge is as 
your capabilities lie, and your wisdom as your 
knowledge justifies. 

Your memory likewise comes as your en- 
vironment calls it into action. 

In the pathway of life your condition, your 
position, your action, your desires, and all 
such come within the scope of one's make-up 
and have their bearing. 

The personality of each and every soul or 
Spirit is as the reflection; singles, doubles, 
and quadruples until the ultimate is attained. 

The all great factor is to harmonize that 
entity into a perfect form. 

Thus you work for days, years, and cycles 
of time, coming at each advent into a stronger 
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until you shall have achieved the ultimate. 

In your progressive movements memory 
plays its all important part, — not as a harbin- 
ger of past unpleasantness but as a guiding 
star to a better future. 

As you sow and reap it is evident you 
have sown the past, and are passing to some- 
thing new. 

At each new event in this path it is always 
hoped your experiences are good and your 
memory failing you not; you are naturally 
fitted by wise and judicious acts to shun the 
pitfalls into which you have previously 
plunged. Repetitions are inexc useable, such 
an occasion will call forth anxiety and fear 
lest the new repeat the old, and you are shelv- 
ed on the ledges of discontent. 

Memory is to you a blessing and not a 
curse; you can forgive but not forget; memory 
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forgiven, while the unforgiving will usher in 
the memory of the past. 

Memory is a teacher wise and true, whose 
finger points to new problems and erases the 
past from the slate. 

In the harvesting when you reap the sow- 
ing, may the memory be pleasant and the 
treasure sweet. 

All life being eternal, as God is eternal, you 
carry with you an individuality, and in recall- 
ing to your memory instances in your life as- 
sociated with others whom you knew in the 
past, living or dead, your individualities usher 
in the environment that awakens the memory. 

By proper concentration you are enabled 
to develop the senses of your body to the 
extent that you can see, hear, feel, taste and 
smell more acutely, and what is known to you 
as the inner-sight, or the powers of the soul. 

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soul you are enabled to perceive the spirit 
intelligences of your loved ones in the 
Spirit or material, as the stronger in nature 
predominates. 

Thus truth is spread open before you. 

There will be much said in the future as to 
memory, its loss, partial retention and restora- 
tion. The momory works under the material 
laws the same as all creation; through the 
ever unchanging law and principle. 

In the human body as it is constructed 
there is a constant building up and tearing 
down process going on, due to the fact that 
its construction is of such a nature that the 
life entities composing the body are not at 
any time of the same vibratory action; while 
some are intensified others are retarded. 

You are therefore never at all times at the 
same equilibrium. Under the laws that exist 
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If you be the master of your household, 
you will hold the life entities that compose 
your body to be subservient to your will. 

If on the other hand you become the servant 
then a pow-wow will surely follow. 

What do you call this pow-wow? All bodily 
ills, both mental, moral, and physical. 

On being controlled by the life entities 
that compose your body it is possible for you 
to loose your memory, or the faculty through 
which you become cognizant of an act while 
in the body. 

In this change the perceptive organs have 
become impaired, they do not work as before, 
your past is forgotten, and your name gone. 

Upon your recovery you start anew upon 
the pathway of life to learn again, subject to 
another attack at any future time when the 
conditions of the life forces will again hold 
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Memory! oh, blessed truth, 
Thy gems are precious stones. 
Fervently I treasure all, — forsooth, 
For thee my soul atones. 

In the glittering strands are lain 
The memories of time; 
Exiled by the ancients, twain, 
To nature's life sublime. 

I can recall the yesterdays, 
The mornings, noons, and nights; 
The great and glorious lustre rays 
Are spread before my sight. 

Memory thou leadest me 
Through all the trials of life; 
You point the way to be free, 
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The orthodox way of thinking and the 
Catholic doctrine of being the only true 
church is one way to beat the devil around 
the bush. To take for self and self alone the 
sweets that come through Spirit manifesta- 
tion, and barter it by the yard or pound is 
another way to let the devil run loose among 
the masses. 

Spirit manifestations are nothing to the 
great Christian faiths of to-day, but in a few 
years their yearning will turn to sorrow. 

The question then boils itself down to a 
few facts, and the responsibility rests upon 
the shoulders of a few broad minded think- 
ing people who are not hemmed in by hatred, 
malice, envy, graft or greed; but who by their 
own make-up are pure and out-spoken, and — 
shall foster, plan, and promulgate that which 
is wholesome and reasonable, and dispense 
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Through them the door will swing open* 
and the darkest night will be made day. 

The religions of to-day do not accomplish 
any definite good by a division of ideas as to 
the proper road or roads to take to reach the 
goal in the shortest possible time. 

The old dogmas have been preached and 
woven into the lives of so many they feel 
they lower the dignity of Deity by associat- 
ing His name with a practical hypothesis of 
the results of cause and effect. 

They do not give any thought as to the 
power of thought in forming and developing 
the ])lans of the Great Spirit. In Him you 
live, move, and have your being; an off-spring 
of the Most Lovely, all-pure and good. 

Why should any one arraign themselves 
against life which is all love: They not only 
make hypocrites out of themselves but are 
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distroying all comfort, and a consciousness 
of a loving God. 

Pour out loving thoughts, for it was by 
those thoughts that all things were founded. 

The culmination of any effort is shown in 
the reality, and its true worth is the outcome 
of that effort. As the laws of God are im- 
mutable it devolves upon you to apply the 
law to determine if the result be a blessing 
or a curse. The progressive march shall 
ever be, and the forward march will teach 
man his place, his power, and his God. 

In summing up the great achievements 
wrought by man of the present, it is safe to 
say the greatest of them will not compare with 
the achievement that is in store for a leader 
that iu a few years is to come. 

The great builders of your country have 
been nothing but toys compared to this great 
comprehensive mind that shall ere long 



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astound the world and nations in the great 
forth coming avalanche of truth. 

The master tongues will not be able to 
argue, nor fathom the scope, breadth and 
depth, of this great leader of men. 

Only the masters who in their thirst for 
knowledge forsake all and hunger for the 
wisdom that is given unto the wise shall un- 
derstand him. 

A limited number are they who through 
great struggles have come to an understand- 
ing of Love and as a healing balm wrap the 
wounds made fresh and succor the unfortu- 
nate. They who foster the peaceful situation 
to-day are those who in their own egotism 
would set aside the principles of a true unity, 
and again go forward to conquer or ruin. 

May the hours roll on and the quicken- 
ing spirit melt the hearts of the thirsty 
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graves are opened to receive their dead. 

May you cast aside the frivolous follies, 
and the marvelous outgrowth of man's in- 
genuity; they will count for naught in the 
over powering evidence that shall pile up and 
the world of nations will bow in reverence. 

The unpleasant memories, passions, 
frequented places of immorality, upheavels 
in manufacturing industries, labor unrest, dis- 
putes between powers, and all draw-backs in 
the progress of the human race is attributed to 
no other source, than the failure of your pro- 
gressive minds to calm the material elements 
the same as Christ calmed the ocean's wave. 

Each progressive mind or soul should calm 
the inner-self to that degree that all selfish 
motives, ideas, and jealous rivalry, should 
stop and forever end. 

The hoarding of gold does not in any way 
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thereto sends many a man beneath the sod, 
whose spiritual development was neglected, 
ushered into the spiritual realm an infant 
whose life is to be molded by the best 
teachers living within the portal. 

Would that the Spirit entities that come to 
you day by day, and who are ever ready to 
bring your nation into the useful arena, could 
establish a brotherhood of equal rights and 
justice, a new constitution, a rebirth of 
national pride and good will. 

Nothing can undo the harness that has 
buckled the contending factions unless the 
contending factions will stop long enough 
to look within and see the folly that lies with- 
in each personal breast. Sacrifice? Yes; but 
the brightness, cheerfulness and loveliness 
that only comes through sacrifice can be seen. 

When scientific research has molded your 
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When the master minds have shown you 
the way, and gold in your coffers are turned 
to dross will you hear? When the great ar- 
chives of history are opened, and the ear 
marks upon the pages show the foot- prints 
unto the present day will you accept? Will 
you then open the doors of your soul, and 
stoop at the fountain of knowledge, and 
receive the ancient wisdom which beams upon 
you brighter and brighter as the years roll on. 

The time is fast opproaching when you, an 
individual entity within the great cosmos of 
intelligencies, must stand for a true principle 
of a material or spiritual love. 

If you love the material then the same old 
dogmas, creeds, parties, and social standards 
prevail. 

If spiritual the door will open wide and the 
Master's hand be revealed in a brotherhood, 
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It is wise and judicious that you see with 
a clear vision and sense the oncoming ava- 
lanche of distruction and ruin. 

It is within each and every one to make 
right; then all things will be added unto you. 

A necessity is an evidence of an unsupplied 
want, something that is lacking; matters not 
from whence it comes. 

It is also a creative energy and from it 
spring many things that otherwise would lie 
dorment many centuries. 

A spiritual necessity is in the dawning; a 
new light is upon the horizon of time. 

Each and every step you take is made and 
created by the necessity that causes you to 
act; the process is very simple, and the 
avenues very broad. 

You think then there is not very much to 
necessity after all? Oh! yes! but there is; 
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condition make necessity a very much needed 
reality in the evolution, and the progression 
throughout the great cosmic consciousness. 

Can you fathom the opinions of people in 
a day? In a year? In a life time? No, Never. 

The necessity for the things higher is so 
great, and the workers so few; the evolutions 
so numerous, no, never through the ages. 

If it were not for the necessities that arise 
you would not be seekers for truth and the 
righteous interpretation of the laws which 
govern the various forms of life which ani- 
mate the whole. 

Through this necessity you must be sup- 
plied ere you make the next move in your 
material career. 

Ownership and possessors!) ip are two fac- 
tors and to rightly apply that which is given 
and that which you have in your possession, 
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be brought forward to cope with the thief, 
robber, and malefactor in general who would 
rob you of your good name and cast you as- 
sunder as the leaves are shed in the fall to 
fertilize the ground. 

Necessity then comes to your rescue and is 
a guiding star and a beckoning hand to safe 
guard and coach you on your journey. 

How often have you been cast over-board 
to ride the angry billows, all because when 
the signal was given, and the solution a 
sacrifice, you laid aside the necessity and 
hovered over the broken shells. 

Each and every one in their respective 
walks in life know that truth is all righteous- 
ness, and necessities are sign posts along the 
way. 

You must not conceal the fact that your 
intentions are to promote the best interests 
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You must not conceal the fact that you are 
and ever will be an earnest investigator of 
the great true laws which govern all things 
material, and their relationship with all 
spiritual laws. As the Master Mind, GOD, 
the Great Spirit, is the creator of all life, it 
stands to reason that all life being emanations 
from Him, moves and acts, through Him. 

Just as the life that emanates from God 
moves and is governed by Him, so are the 
lesser lights ruled and goverened by the life 
that is their Master. 

In each family or group of families there 
is a variance of conditions, these conditions 
bring forth different movements and actions, 
going from the simple to the complex. 

The roof of a building in making is com- 
posed of thousands of pieces lapped and inter- 
lapped to act as a protector from the elements, 
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If the conditions were the same at all times 
on every inch of the roof, it is reasonable to 
suppose the roof would at all times be intact. 

But in this there is an uncovering caused 
by some source at variance with other parts 
of the roof; the consequence is a leak, or a 
breach has been made, and the parts within 
suffer. 

In the complex structure of the various 
forms in nature, however compact or closely 
allied they are one with another, the various 
parts of these materialized entities are never 
in full harmony; because of the complexity 
of the Spirit upon whom they rest their all. 

When you as individuals are placed solely 
upon your own resources, you err because of 
the inharmony that exists within you and in 
other forms of life that are dependent upon 
you for support and maintenance. 

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entities be in harmony then a true fellowship 
would be the result, and in that state no 
errors would ever be committed. 

This is given to show the relationship of 
all forms of life, and each step in the cosmos 
of things. It is also given as an aid to help 
yon attain a position in the great spiritual 
development whereby you can achieve the 
very highest within your sphere of activities. 

Do not overlap the faulty construction of 
a material or spiritual endeavor but see to the 
clear and sound adjustment of every motive. 

You will achieve much in the maintenance 
of all that will lead you into proper adjust- 
ments. 

When you shall have learned to forbear 
with all, then you will have achieved one of 
the greatest blessings to come in future time. 

The principle, ground work or 
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outgrowths of the spiritual development of 
each group of material substances, and are 
the principle holdings in your building. 

The operations are of iron, and the fasten- 
ings are of concrete or stone formation, the 
underlying formations are of a multiplex 
variety of matter. 

When the spiritual principles of construc- 
tion are gone into you find the spiritual forms 
of various texture from a sponge like mass to 
a close compact combination of elements and 
substances; each carries its own relation and 
therfore a proportion rests upon the fellows 
that should go hand in hand. 

The result would be the determination of 
the proper co-ordinance, which means the 
spiritual relationship it bears one to another, 
and in all cases if it is a feasable under- 
taking, when you weigh the spiritual 
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relate to their becoming an advantage in the 
social realms of their endeavors. 

You should be mindful of these things for 
within them will lie not only your material 
satisfaction but also your spiritual growth. 

The social problems are at your door, and 
upon you rests much in the study of the 
present unrest. Take then your best efforts 
and a front only to master the great truths 
that come before your every day life. This 
and more will come in future years. 

The good Samaritan is one who in the time 
of need will bend down and lift up an 
adversary. 

When your adversary is by the roadside 
wounded unto death, lift him up and place 
him in the best state possible for his comfort. 

Do not revel in his downfall lest in the hour 
you least expect it the same disaster come to 
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beckon an oncoming one to succor and care 
for the unfortunate. Shipwrecked mariners 
are many upon the sea of life, and great are 
the perils of a mariner's journey. 

As a unit of purpose and intent, realizing 
wherever the flow of spirit endeavor is truly 
and meaningly for the upliftment of all, and 
not as a single honored one — reach out and 
open the heart to receive the joy of a blessed 
reward. It will be merited and you may enter 
into the pleasures and comforts of life. 

The seething flames will reduce a building 
to ashes, but a noble character will stand the 
fire of persecution. 

Open up the depths of forbearence. bury 
the shattered fragments of the past, scale the 
ladder of assurance and view the love of peace 
in the ascendency. 

Take up the banner of truth as exemplified 
with a more fervent hand, place it in the 



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bosom of your nature never to come down 
until the colors are unfurled within the gates 
of His magnificent glory. 

When you gather the fruits of your labor 
each shall be a glitter of light illuminating 
the exterior of each brave soul. You can not 
find fear, malice, hate, envy, selfishness, greed, 
or jealousy, in the make-up of love. Pure 
and undefiled love is that which controls all 
things. Think and study that you may real- 
ize its grandeur. Remain steadfast and true, 
realizing at all times the great worth you 
could be in the Master's vineyard. 

Too much praise can not be given to the 
true in heart, from which pours a healing 
portion that transcends the very nature of 
one's being, and the good springs up as the 
sparkling waters rise from the pebbles, burst- 
ing forth in little ripples or waves, sending 
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The awakening of the loving impulses that 
lie within you will be as the morning, with 
all its refreshing atmosphere, full of life 
and joy. 

in all the true impulses of nature whether 
of the active or passive, the all-permeating at- 
mosphere is essential and paramount for life. 

In the actions of all forms of life the great 
principle is ever present in each, and at a 
regulated standard. The equation is easily 
applied and an equal proportion the result. 

The progressive thought embraces all forms 
of knowledge from the perception of an entity 
to the culmination of the active attributes of 
every form of life into its respective.affinity. 

You wield the sceptre of individual rights, 
and proclaim your sovereignty and ownership 
of your individual selfhood in bringing to- 
gether the many forms of life entities who 
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of its own particular domain; then you will 
find by study the importance of complete 
harmony of the respective parts or life por- 
tions to the proper application of your own 
life's interest in the material world. 

The component parts of a given substance 
constitute the ligaments upon which will rest 
the substance when complete or as a whole. 

The relationship of the various parts are 
inter-linked, one with another, and upon 
which they act, teaches you that within all 
bodies of whatever form there is a combina- 
tion of substances or the component parts 
of that body, and that each separate entity 
relies u^on its neighbor for support. 

Not only do you find this in the study of 
chemistry and physics, but also in the Spirit 
life of all forms in nature. 

It is from this spiritual fountain that man 
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The investigation leads him to analyze the 
various parts and to assign to them their re- 
spective positions, duties and functions which 
they are to occupy and perform in the con- 
crete body. 

This investigation then leads you into all 
channels of art and science. 

Political economy is based upon the same 
methods that nature has outlined in her un- 
erring rules of creative powers. 

It has fostered many ideas of reform in 
local and national affairs. It has brought 
many useful and intellectual men and women 
to the front upon whom will rest much of the 
progress that lies before you as a nation — 
individually and collectively. 

While uneven tendencies exist and inhar- 
mony prevails, greatness both in purpose and 
thought with pure love undefined, will con- 
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power, driving out all sensuality and bring- 
ing a selfish love to the knee. 

By so doing you hold yourself at all times 
so all can see reflecting within the counte- 
nance no guilt. 

Men forgetting for the present moment 
that God is unchangeable and omnipotent, 
that all creations coming from Him breathe 
the same atmosphere of Divine purity, foster, 
plan, promulgate, and hang on to the dogmas 
of material states, thereby receiving a tidal 
wave of a shiftless life. 

By separating yourself from the external 
environments of dogmatic ideas you will 
beget for yourself treasures of useful phil- 
osophy, that bring to you sweeping currents 
of pleasure. 

The future will reveal to you the treasures 
of His kingdom and the glory of His Majesty. 

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truths, but the few who shall stand will be 
immovable against that day. 

Instead of the few who attend the churches 
on your sabbath days should be the populace 
in profound reverence, and would be if the 
mother-love was not transgressed and set at 
naught and your Christian religions had not 
erred by deviating from the truth. 

We can not impress too strongly upon man 
the advisability of an inner-consciousness of 
right, sacrificing 'any and all things that bar 
the progressive unity of a contented nation. 

The solution of the great political questions 
that confront you as a nation does not rest 
with the plank-makers of the various political 
parties that battle for leadership, it rests 
within the breast of each individual of the 
the nation. The rich and poor alike, are to 
decide the right and the wrong. There is 
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All your planks, conventions and presi- 
dents, can not cement the gulf that faces the 
nations of the earth. 

The gulf that now spans the nations of all 
your climes is the cause reaching over periods 
of time which is working to a perfect equi- 
librium, a brotherhood of a useful people. 

Catastrophes could be averted, the result 
rests within the breast of all men; — conquer 
self and the battle is won. 

Do not take any thing for granted in the 
future; do not pass anything along until you 
shall have studied the proposition from every 
angle; then be sure you understand the 
ground upon which you stand. 

Would the temptations of man could for- 
ever be effaced, but in testing one's strength of 
purpose trials are placed upon the shoulders. 

We know it is the great scheme of 
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while others combat until the battle is won. 

When you fag by the wayside and drop 
all efforts to push onward, you have not been 
faithful to the trust. 

When you shall have won and the victory 
is gained, the seed will fall in fertile soil and 
bring forth its own. 

The foremost of you are the ones who in 
the progress of time, harness the present con- 
ditions and pull for the future; when, by 
study and experience you have been en- 
lightened, the masses generally can be show 
the virtues that underlie their own beings in 
physical form. 

The stories of persecutions of medieval 
times were intolerable because of their un- 
seemingness. 

The same spirit still remains with you, 
only restrained through fear of an unpopular 
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Upon making your demands in the past it 
has been characteristic of the masses to plead; 
but, through continued injustice braver 
hearts have been launched who march forth 
by order of command. The consequences are 
clearly seen and a yielding principle has been 
awakened under pressure. 

If the pressure be removed at this time, 
back into the old rut will come the conditions, 
under which the toilers have existed for years. 

Be brave and earnest, make for a just equa- 
tion and distribution of revenue. 

It is mere folly to again give under to the 
domineering principles that have for so long 
held the yoke in position. 

Bend forward with renewed zeal. 

While thousands have fallen upon the 
battle fields to uphold the integrities of the 
nation, thousands should be willing to be 
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the perpetuation of a brotherhood among men. 

A brotherhood so classed that equal justice 
shall reach to each and every one. 

In all nationalities and all climes the for- 
ward movement is being launched by broad 
minded men in all walks of life. 

The man who is silently watchful, and ever 
alert to send his own knowledge into the great 
forward step in f undimental laws and rules, 
that will help gather all nations under one 
flag, and who is not in the foreground blow- 
his horn, because of his station in life, has no 
reason to fear that his work is not reaching 
home. 

Partisans are egotistical, and usually un- 
relenting, they are the ones who dominate 
the machine element of your politics, and 
should be relegated to the running of the 
machine, while you the common people 
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and producers; — the people upon whom the 
whole world look for food, whether you are 
called a Red, Bolsheviki, Autocrat or a Boot- 
legger, matters not; upon you rest the runn- 
ing of your government. 

But when you sell your self-esteem, and 
lay aside the brother at your side for a piece 
of pie molded by the machine man who could 
not run a pea huller if he had to, you become 
worse than an infidel or an atheist. 

In this great time of re-adjustment of 
things material there is also a great time ad- 
justing of things spiritual. 

The spirit of truth should be within your 
own breast; you should not ask the ward- 
healer how you should vote, nor the Infidel 
to show you the picture of your Grod. 

Remember, oh! you dear ones of the com- 
mon people, who should represent the love of 
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will, or will of the materialist, clergy, or the 
brother at your side, but the will of Him who 
sent you into the material world. 

Look within yourself where God should 
dwell supreme, and as the light of the new 
day commences to dawn, go forth into your 
own convention chambers and bring forth 
the planks upon which you are to stand. 

Let them come forth without fear or favor, 
a product of an unselfish heart, pure, clean 
and sweet; with the savor of unity, no jealous 
acts, covetous deeds, or grasping greed, but a 
brotherhood of all. 

Harness the good; it pulls with strength, 
and makes stronger each noble act. 

When you reach for the unerring laws 
which govern all creative energies it would 
be foolhardiness indeed to attempt to replace 
in your country laws of such concoctions as 
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la all nature you find symmetry both in 
form and motion, as well as the most beau- 
tiful combinations of color. 

All of nature's forms are in a true harmonic 
state, changed only by the environment in 
which they dwell. 

In your country to-day, the people at large 
have over-stepped the bounds of reason; men 
have misplaced the color schemes, and the 
true harmonic principles which underlie all 
of nature's works, and instead have erected 
marble shafts, which represent the great 
principles for which they stand. 

The avalanches of truth make no impress- 
ion on the average man, they do not appeal 
to him, because of the environment in which 
he dwells. 

The men of the hour who make associations 
amongthemselves, naturally imbibe ideas from 
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underlies every perfect principle, create an 
environment in which they live, and never 
stop to analyze the true status of things for 
fear the prestige and gain be gone and the 
ruling power lost and forever laid aside. 

So they build shafts that stand as their 
material principles, cold and indifferent. 

The time is close when the eye will see 
and the ear hear the truth in all its glory. 

Do the violet and pansy, the hyacinth and 
lilac, hide their beauty? No they shed their 
glory in color; the geniuses of your age find 
it hard indeed to place upon canvas such 
harmonized colors. 

The flowers do not for one moment call up- 
on you to give forth your glory, praise, and 
worship, but they do tell you in all simple 
truth of the Divine attributes of the Infinite 
Mind. The flowers beckon with their color 
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When the little tot comes within your 
home you make glad, and tell your dear ones 
of the treasure, and so does all nature. 

In all your walks of life to-day you are 
face to face with problems in which the body 
politic of your nation is at a loss as to the 
proper methods through which relief can come. 

In the ensemble of men, wherein the rights 
of all are concerned, you find publicans of 
the most odious character. 

In the decades of the past that form of 
public service has been abused, until to-day, 
demagogues have fastened their fangs upon 
the hearts of men. 

We do not wish to extol those of whom the 
publican reaps his harvest but we do wish to 
bring forth conditions in your social life that 
should exist, and wipe from your slates those 
conditions that should be effaced. 

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au officer of the law, and applied to no other; 
it matters not your station in public or private 
affairs, the unjust publican is equally repuls- 
ive in the eye of a true citizen of the land. 

The sociological relations have commenced 
to take on new conditions and from the con- 
ditions thus taken on will rest much of your 
future nationally. 

The outlook is encouraging, it ushers in a 
new line of thought that has been withheld 
an account of the prevailing powers. 

The new powers ushered in are more mighty 
than at any previous time and will show 
themselves not only in the minds of men as 
a personal unit, but collectively in your work- 
shops and offices. 

Proselyte your country and you ruin the 
blessings which come to a common people; 
christianize them and you ruin the sacred 
truths that spring up in nature as the 



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buttercup and the violet; socialize them 
aad you cement them in a glorious unit of 
peace, happiness and prosperity. 

How can any one in any station they may 
occupy in your relationship, one with another, 
upon the walks of life, expect from the 
church of their choice peace and consolation, 
when within their own soul there exists the 
same rotten conditions of former years? 

The commencement of the new era that 
dawns upon you nationally comes forth slow- 
ly and surely; the light comes and shines 
through the obscure clouds; a common 
purpose will prevail among you and public 
opinion will broaden and be more hopeful. 

You can not hasten the relationship of the 
classes and the masses; it can only come by 
a continued application of a noble purpose 
of labor, applied to the existing conditions 
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the masses rest their own personal comfort 
and not by the application of their own 
personal knowledge of business economics. 

Each and every trust-worthy person will 
become a useful member in the society of 
mankind, and the less informed will be taken 
care of by a prescribed law of justice. 

Thousands try to fathom the mysteries 
that underlie the natures of men, while 
thousands never try to accomplish anything, 
save lust and greed. It is truly commendable 
when you try for higher things and make for 
self a firm footing among the ranks of men. 

No truer or firmer principle can be had 
than to weigh an act with justice. 

The glorious morning dawns upon civiliza- 
tion and marks the time when Authorities, 
Keepers of Palaces, Monarchs and Rulers 
shall perish by the sword. 

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sway the blade, but the depressed and cowed 
consciences of men, who are the super-dread- 
naughts of all conquests, and the master 
pieces of industry. 

Chivalry? No. No chivalry in the day 
this dawns upon the civilized nations. 

Chivalry? No. No chivalry when the 
Monarchs tear the hinges and the latchets 
from their anchorage. Chivalry? No. Never 
until the heart shall cease to beat, and the 
new made conquests shall have made the 
return. Not under the flag of truce, or flag 
of country, but under the binding influence of 
hearts all afire with the glow of righteousness. 

No quarter? No. Why no quarter? There 
was none given. For years the tender hearts 
have perished and homes have been made 
desolate with the return of day. 

Governments — Who? By whom? None, 
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Principalities — Powers? None, save under 
the flag. 

All honor, principle, and truth, shall reign 
supreme in the new annals of history. 

Who will waver? Who* will wander? Who 
will lie by the wheels and listen to the creak- 
ing sound? None. 

All in a solid heart beat will ring out the 
new song, and harness the purest of all love. 

Blessed be the future time when the Great 
Messenger shall come and be crowned with 
glory from on high. 

The monuments of industry are harnessed 
activity, it illuminates the atmosphere and 
sweetens the refreshing air. 

Many times in the past when the methods 
of industry have deen checked, the whole 
atmosphere around you was stagnated with 
polution of discontent, which takes time, 
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In the future you will find the industrial 
situation one of turmoil and strife. 

The belts, pulleys, shafting, engines, fire- 
boxes, and the dying vats, yea! the whole of 
the forward march of industry in your country 
will be broken in the center. 

The wheels will be torn from their spindles, 
and the arches broken in twain. 

The great and marvelous inventions of the 
past will melt away as the snow, and the 
dark age of man will again rest upon the 
nations of the earth. The great progress in 
history, art and science, will be as the new 
mown hay; in a few days the sun drieth it 
and only the fodder is left. 

How be it in the new day and the hour 
when the coming dawn will shed its light the 
faithful few will come forth with power. The 
tower of Babylon, and the Egyptian Sphinx 
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sciences, and inventions, that will come in 
the evolution that follows. 

The oft tried customs of conservative 
methods are good, yet the time will come in 
your life, in obeying your own impulses of 
conservative action, that act will blast the 
future, and your conservative act will be- 
come a retarded principle. 

Scale the heights of justice, for each and 
every soul will be recompensed commensurate 
with their efforts in life's vineyard. 

Be honest, be true — all comes forward 
in due time. 

The fruits are to those who do His will, 
and by the doing of His will, you enhance 
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Each and every one in life 

By toil and sweat of brow 

Sow their seed amongst the strife — 

But all true men should bow. 

Upon the chancel bend the knee 
And truly seek His name; 
A holy place within should be 
So all may meet the same. 

Each a true and sacred brother — 
Through life, all true and firm; 
Each a lover of the other 
Ever helping at life's turn. 

When the trials of life are o'er 
And the toils lie behind, 
Kneel, and with an earnest prayer, 
"Oh! Father, life, more tightly 

bind — 
Our hearts in unison, free, 
Our spirits with purpose strong, 
To do thy will and ever be, 
Thy children free from wrong." 



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Primitive man knew not from whence he 
came — the warmth with its pleasant glow, the 
rain and piercing wind that caused him to 
seek shelter, the cold that caused him to 
search for raiment, or of the hunger which 
caused him to seek his food. 

You seek the comforts of life to-day, the 
same as your primitive brother, but you have 
found that nature is the great store-house of 
the Great Creator which contains an ample 
supply for all. 

How many of the human family to-day 
accept only through necessity as of former 
years! 

How many of you have gone so far as to 
press upon your fellows that love which God 
in His wisdom has bestowed upon you — His 
off-spring! 

In the Occult you find truths which seldom 
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in the commercial activities of this material 
life. In fact the business in which they are 
engaged will not permit them to consider the 
problems of the higher life, because they are 
engrossed in the market reports which en- 
ables them to safe-guard their investments, 
and rea p the greatest harvest from their stocks. 

Because of one's endowment of a superior 
intellect caused by study and research extend- 
ing through the various incarnations, is no 
reason now, that the intellect should be ap- 
plied to personal and selfish gain, but should 
be used as becoming your stewardship. 

You are as your primitive brother only a 
custodian of natures resources. Through the 
misapplication of your stewardship by apply- 
ing it selfishly to the welfare and comfort of 
self, you thereby take from the law, and your 
stewardship becomes a detriment to the 
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You can not understand the great truths 
that unfold as the blossom, and spring forth 
with the morning's sun, nor can .you ever 
fathom the great depth of nature uutil you 
come as tittle children to be taught the great 
truth which is all spiritual. Your efforts are 
not in vain, nor lost by the wayside, they will 
come to you as the blooming rose, and the un- 
folding of the violet and pansy. 

While you walk in the moon-beams you can 
see the morning-glory awaken in all its radi- 
ant beauty and breaking away from the shad- 
ows at morning's dawn, usher in the gray 
mists of light, soon to be followed by the 
climbing of the great sun over hill and dale, 
bringing heat and light to all material sub- 
stance. It is the same with the great inner 
light, the director of your moral or christian 
relation; whispering from the dark depths of 
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into a beautiful solace of divine thought com- 
ing unto its own. 

There is no effort upon the part of the 
flowers in the spring time to send forth their 
fragrance to the atmosphere, while the con- 
tact of the pedals with the life giving forces 
sends forth the delicate perfume of its nature. 

You as spirits drink from the great fountain 
of love to enable you to send forth your loving 
greetings in the semblance of His Majesty. 

Neither is there any effort upon the part 
of Spirit to drink at loves fountain. 

It is just as essential for the life of the 
spirit to live by the love of the Infinite, as it 
is for the flower to breathe the gases in the 
atmosphere. The way of true progress is by 
the avenues of truth; the roads of discontent 
beget you nothing but sorrow; they yield no 
rich harvest likened unto peace. 

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and neglect the spray; they toss and are up- 
rooted; the limbs are torn from the shoulders 
and the branches twisted. 

The makers and partakers of the great 
philosophy of life are co-workers in all time; 
they are essential to each other; one without 
the other would net no return, but, when side 
by side foster the great reaching-out principle 
that forms a perfect model. 

No resources, only a straight line to follow, 
leading you into a oneness power. 

Cherish all truth and righteousness, for 
God is all love and mercy, granting unto you 
a life of joy, love, and peace. 

Make yourself comfortable, — in fact, we 
lead you in the way you have not known, 
and the crooked ways we make straight. 

Who could conceive in the past of the im- 
plement through which men tilled the soil 
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present employed in agricultural pursuits! 

Nor can you now conceive the difference in 
the present implements, to the ones that will 
develop a few years in the future. 

Could you think a few years past how the 
dry and unproductive plains could be changed 
into productive fields by irrigation! 

Nor can you now conceive the future when 
the Agriculturist will not dread the drought, 
or the deluge; all will work in harmony. 

The wind and rain will not leave their 
mark, or the sun its stain. 

If you have no thought upon which to 
build any desired contrivance, of whatever 
nature, you can not accomplish it unless the 
thoughts are formed into tangible substances 
which will act in due season upon the whole 
scheme or project. 

Therefore Spirit, ever in motion, brings 
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season, just as the plant will give forth in its 
season. It is the nature and order of things. 

God, the Father, in His wisdom and mercy 
has placed seeming mysteries within your 
grasp, and by the rightful comprehension 
they will lead into spiritual upheavels that 
all doctrines and creeds have in the past been 
unable to accomplish. 

Go forth with renewed energy; think not 
of the morrow, for things of earth will come, 
but the spiritual must be sought. 

Securely locked within the vaults of intelli- 
gence are legacies of priceless value, never 
to be revealed to man so long as superstition 
and ignorance dominate the intellect. 

Too bad that superstition should remain 
with man when science is each day revealing 
Truth. 

We can not conceive how it is possible for 
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falsely built basic principles. It does surely 
seem that through this same superstition you 
and your off-spring bring yourselves to the 
belief that you are forever and unuterably 
lost if you do not understand and accept 
certain buiit-up and constructed ideas of an 
idol, when it is truly said and always taught 
"Thou shalt have no other Gods before me." 

In the glorious works of nature all life 
blooms with a perfect radiance all its own. 

When the trees.are in blossom the mother 
tree tells you of her babes; when the crab- 
apple and the peach come forth upon the 
limb the mother is robed in her divine mantel, 
and the breezes bring to your nostrils the 
joyous news. 

What enmity has one tree towards another? 

What enmity has the atmosphere for the 
various gases that go to the respective trees? 

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The atmosphere carries the fragrance of 
one the same as the other, and nature is all 
aglow in the spring time. 

When nature brings into action any form 
animate or inanimate it must first pass the 
rudimentary stage; the various progressive 
steps are noted and finally made manifest in 
the well developed form. The tree indicates 
its age in its progressive growth, the stone its 
formation in the strata, and man his material 
growth, in the well developed body. 

In all the material forms of life the spirit 
is revealed in its personality. The flower in 
its beauty and the gases it attracts; the 
minerals in their various formations from the 
simple clay to the refined gold, and the 
people their personality and character. 

Who would dare transgress upon the 
Infinite Mind and try to bring into condemna- 
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Out of the storehouse of the Great Creator 
comes streams of knowledge and wisdom. 

Whosoever polutes the clear waters of 
crystal only brings degradation upon himself 
in the exercise of his folly. 

Welcome the Divine Spirit, God, the Father, 
of all creative energies, and learn the lesson 
taught you, for the time has come when you 
can perceive the great and noble principles. 

Remember through the occult forces of 
nature you can attract the highest or the 
lowest in the realms of Spirit, and by the 
application of the laws of nature attract the 
forces of the alamalcule atoms and entities 
of all forms of nature by the power of love, 
that will bring to you the great phenomena 
man is unable to fathom. The soul is the 
means of your communion and is the tie that 
binds you in closer relationship, that due 
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In this life you are commenc- 
ing the important duties that lie 
before you; that will determine 
your usefulness when you shall 
have made your return to the 
Infinite Father, GOD. 

You are facing life to-day, 
bending forth every effort and 
nerve of your being to supplant 
the true works of God. Never, 
from the history of all time has 
the work of the Master Mind 
been recognized by the multi- 
tudes, but instead men have 
created and formed for them- 
selves doctrines and beliefs to 
fill the exigencies of the times, 
and to keep pace with the com- 
mercial world. 

You in the material life try to 
alter the course of events. 
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No doctrines or creeds, princi- 
palities or powers, can make or 
promulgate laws that shall stand 
them in hand and place them in 
the Divine grace, on account of 
good citizenship or loyalty to 
their flag. 

There are no creeds to-day 
that by their statements and 
utterances can cause the Master 
Mind, the all-perfect Love, to 
accept and promulgate their 
own specially prepared beliefs. 

The Great and Holy of all life 
has from the foundation of the 
world placed within the firma- 
ment laws all-pure and perfect; 
no mortal or spirit can for one 
moment set at variance their ac- 
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The Infinite Mind, God, is j ust, 
and being just, laws emanate 
from Him that are unchange- 
able and immovable. 

Each and every soul is ac- 
countable for its own trans- 
gressions and is to stand alone 
by the plow share and reap the 
harvest from the seed it has 
sown. 

Salvation by love is sweet, sal- 
vation by force is a farce. 

God's love comes only to those 
who are worthy, and who in turn 
show by their very beings that 
love has sought its own. 

It is the progression of your 
spiritual self that will stand 
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A few years of useful endeav- 
or will serve you graciously, and 
when rightly applied yield an 
abundant harvest. How well 
you do your work depends upon 
the amount of time and labor you 
expend and your love of duty. 

Your inspection of the princi- 
ples of all material facts is re- 
quired, because, by them you 
are enabled to come to a rational 
conclusion, and to a true appli- 
cation of their meaning. 

It is essential you enter your 
brothers life, and let him know 
by precept and example you are 
true blue. 

The will of the Great Creator 
is being obeyed through the 
operations of Divine law. The 
will of man is being obeyed in 
the production of all forms of 
creation produced by his hand. 

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The Master whose life is re- 
vealed in all of nature's works, 
shall always reign because of 
His perfect love in all things. 

Be steadfast and immovable. 
God's love is supreme and His 
counsels are just. 

In your progress in the ma- 
terial life an unselfish love for 
your fellows will make you true 
seekers for the great truths of 
His kingdom. 

Reaping the harvest is the 
satisfaction after the toil. 

In the application of Divine 
law you create, form, promul- 
gate, plan and foster, such 
thoughts as bring into action 
the law that will reap for you 
either poverty, riches, evil or 
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Prosperity and poverty are 
two extremes the same as evil 
and righteousness; the law that 
produces one produces the other; 
it all depends upon the applica- 
tion of the law. 

The ordinary routines of life 
are many in form and construc- 
tion, each particle of life is ani- 
mated by the influx of Divine 
power. 

The inner-consciousness of 
right is keen and alert, yet you 
can override its dictation by 
your own will. 

In all life there are trials and 
struggles for mastership; while 
all masters are not victors, all 
victors should be masters. 

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Brave every obstacle and re- 
lease nothing from your grasp 
that will bring you closer to the 
all-inspiring love of the Great 
Creal 

You can not keep yourself too 
close to the fountain of life, the 
living waters. 

You can will your destiny, 
even to that of glory or die pair. 

The better elements of a b 
cessful and resourceful nature 
are those that are imbued wirh 
the principles of Truth. 

The useless are those at vari- 
ance with all progressive actions: 
they not only retard their own 
progress but cast stumbling 
blocks in the way of the more 
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Pare and undefined judgment 
is a thing to be prized and 
valued. 



The outgrowth of your en- 
deavors will be most satis- 
factory; they will lead you on to 
newer fields which will be clear 
and will make clearer all things 
which have been clouded in the 
past. 

When you shall have accomp- 
lished a control of self, you will 
possess the attributes of a sage. 

You must not partake of the 
general pleasures of material 
hilarities, for by them the fields 
are strewn with litter it takes 
years of hard and toilsome work 
to undo. 

The magic touch of an artist 
is truly a gift; to possess a calm 
mind in stormy weather requires 
the same magic touch. 

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Unselfishness is power, and 
an unselfish nature a virtue of 
sound judgment. 

Hours of study without the 
application of a true principle 
will yield little to the under- 
standing of any cause. 

All forms of disease and dis- 
aster are inter-allied one with 
the other, and are expressions of 
regret and remorse. 

The reasonablness of any 
subject if tried out will show 
forth its beauty, and bring unto 
its master a ten fold harvest. 

Kelentlessness is a product of 
malice, hate, and envy. 

Productions of malice, hate, 
and envy, will not advance any 
one, no matter how earnest or 
true they may be to themselves, 

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Every act you create should 
be one born of true principles. 

Warnings come that enables 
you to recognize the dangers 
when they approach you. 

Selfish gain molds itself into 
wedges, from which the pro- 
ducers can never extricate them- 
selves. 

Train your thoughts as you 
would a gun, letting love of jus- 
tice be your bead. 

From the fact one will pros- 
per materially is not an evi- 
dence of true ownership; the 
true owner has the evidence of 
righteous undertakings. 

Man's spirituality is what 
counts in the scale of useful- 
ness; heart action will net you 
an hundred fold. 



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A true desire and sacrifice 
of self for a true principle, will 
ripen into golden fruit, most 
palatable. You who would sac- 
rifice in the material world your 
all, will receive the Father's 
blessing. 

Press onward and upward, 
the truths of His kingdom are 
many and their meanings deep. 

We cannot compel or exact of 
any mortal any plan or contriv- 
ance through which man can be 
helped materially or spiritually, 
but on the other hand Spirit can 
impress upon man facts, and 
when followed they will lead 
him into brigter fields. 

Remember the true and tried 
are the ones worthy of emula- 
tion. 



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Ascend the ladder of useful- 
ness, and as the rungs are met, 
cling and hold fast to the ut- 
most, for in life all things are 
His. 

Knowledge when properly 
applied will bring forth wisdom, 
and from this pinnacle the 
movements of men are guided. 

Knowledge will be given as 
the time comes for unfoldment; 
also wisdom, as the grain at 
harvest. 

Wisdom is free and can only 
be gained by a true conception 
of Divine light; wisdom is of 
God. 

The true inward-self is hard 
to find but when once captured 
a true perfect life will be your 
prize. 



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Practice will make perfect, 
and the application of a thing 
demonstrates truth. 

You do not harness your ac- 
tions in vain, for by them greater 
forces are brought into play, 
and your progression is marked 
in the years to come. 

The influx of love exerted 
upon the human race is alto- 
gether regulated by desire and 
directed by will. 

Memory's pages are often 
clouded with unwelcome news 
that will lead you into ruts 
which only time can alter. 

The future holds the great 
unseen to the material eye, but 
the Spirit knows where the 
treasure lies. 



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When the soul is sick in pov- 
erty and kindred conditions, 
there are none who can heal 
save the Spirit. 

The healing balm of spirit 
when poured out upon you 
brings recognition to all those 
who are interested in the soul's 
development, silently and surely 
making the way through the 
hedges of opposition, selfishness 
and greed. 

Seasonable showers come to 
enrich the earth that the harvest 
may be great, and heaven's dew 
to bless each sojourner in the 
land of plenty and peace. 

Welcome the great Infinite 
Mind in the hour of peace, for 
in that hour comes the enriched 
harvest. 

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A master awaits his time with 
true patience, for without 
patience he could never succeed. 

We welcome the time when 
the harvest shall come; the great 
truths shall lie open as meat 
upon the Master's table, and 
bread as the nourishing dew. 

The pleasure one can receive 
in the material life is only a 
faint shadow compared to find- 
ing the lofty in the personality 
of one's being. The pleasure 
one will get in spiritual growth 
is truly sweet and enduring. 

Learn from higher thought, 
and move to higher realms 
through spirit teaching. 

Remember the true and tried 
are the ones worthy of emulation. 

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Assimilate truth, it will bring 
to you wisdom, love, happiness 
and notable satisfaction. 

The uuselfish man or woman 
awakens a keen interest, which 
is enduring; while within the 
selfish abide all forms which 
rebound as reactions. 

If you have not come through 
the stages of sacrifice you can 
not enter into that sympathetic 
state necessary to endow you 
with power. 

The growth of a soul is as the 
dew drop in the early morning, 
which glistens in the sun's ray 
and loses itself within its bosom. 

Love is so pure you can not 
K-iate it with the depraved 
thiugs of earth. 



SPIRIT TEACHING 

Each and every soul is an 
oasis in the desert of darkness, 
a garden in Eden. 

The Spirit is to you as the 
mother is to her child; the tender- 
ness of love melting the most 
hardened heart when it comes 
within the limit. 



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